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(2) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2016/0373827 A1 Patterson Et Al US 20160373827A1 (19) United States (2) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2016/0373827 A1 Patterson et al. (43) Pub. Date: Dec. 22, 2016 (54) SELF-SERVICE CHANNEL MARKETPLACE H04N 21/.472 (2006.01) H04N 21/26.68 (2006.01) (71) Applicant: Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US) H04N 21/.458 (2006.01) (52) U.S. CI. (72) Inventors: James Patterson, San Francisco, CA CPC ...... H04N 21/.4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/2668 (US); Hunter Everett Walk, San (2013.01); H04N 21/.458 (2013.01); H04N Francisco, CA (US); Kuan Loong 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); Yong, San Francisco, CA (US) H04L 65/4084 (2013.01) (21) Appl. No.: 15/256,100 (57) ABSTRACT A content hosting system allows content providers to create (22) Filed: Sep. 2, 2016 channels of video content and make them available to users in a marketplace. Users can search or browse for channels of Related U.S. Application Data interest, and selectively subscribe to channels. Users can (63) Continuation of application No. 14/969,793, filed on also pay for the right to view premium videos in each Dec. 15, 2015, now Pat. No. 9,467,724, which is a channel. The system ranks channels according to the value continuation of application No. 14/145,812, filed on provided. Generally, users will seek out and subscribe to the Dec. 31, 2013, now Pat. No. 9,247,278, which is a highest ranked channels that provide the greatest value. The continuation of application No. 12/826,530, filed on ranking function allows different providers to compete for Jun. 29, 2010, now Pat. No. 8,713,592. the subscriptions of users. Providers can observe their chan nel’s reception in the market by analyzing rankings and Publication Classification usage statistics to adjust channels to maximize channel performance. The system operator can also create bundled (51) Int. Cl. channels containing videos from multiple providers, and the H04N 21/.482 (2006.01) resulting subscription revenue can be distributed to the H04N 2A/81 (2006.01) various providers of the videos in the channel. 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To encourage users to explore the APPLICATIONS channel offerings of the content providers and to assist them [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent in finding content of interest in given the vast size of the application Ser. No. 14/969,793 filed on Dec. 15, 2015 marketplace, the content hosting system provides a value which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. ranking function that ranks the channels that are available to 14/145,812, filed on Dec. 31, 2013 which is a continuation users in the marketplace based on the value of the channels of U.S. Pat. No. 8,713,592 issued on Apr. 29, 2014, each of as indicated by the behavior of the subscriber community. which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. The system ranks channels based on a number of criteria, including content, price, user churn, video churn, user BACKGROUND ratings, and usage information, and similar factors indicative of subscriber interest and usage of the channels. Users [0002] 1. Field of Art browsing or searching for channels to subscribe to can select [0003] The invention generally relates to the field of to view available channels in the order of their value online video delivery and, more particularly, relates to ranking, and as corresponding to any search terms they bundling and ranking of online videos. enter. Generally, users will seek out and subscribe to the [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art highest ranked channels that provide the greatest value at the [0005] Online content hosting services such as YouTube, lowest cost. The value ranking function also gives providers Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu provide online video viewing a mechanism to identify, evaluate, and create better per experiences. Some of these services provide unlimited free viewing of both user generated content and premium content forming channels, and therefore generate more subscriptions provided by traditional content providers such as movie for their own channels. In essence, the channel value ranking studios and broadcast networks. Some of these services function allows different content providers to compete with enable users to pay for premium content at a fixed price that each other for the subscriptions of the users. allows for unlimited consumption of all available premium [0010] In other aspects, the content hosting system pro content on a monthly basis, for example satellite and cable vides content providers and users with tools by which they television packages. Others provide pricing for a la carte can create channels. In one embodiment, the content hosting purchase of individual content items, for example video on system can dynamically create a bundled channel to contain demand.
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