System and methods for providing user generated video reviews

Abstract

Methods and systems for content aggregation and distribution are described. Video content may be received from a plurality of sources. The video content may be associated with metadata identifying items included within the video content. A video player may be provided which enables video content to be displayed on a user terminal, and a control may be provided enabling the user to quickly navigate to specific portions of the video content. The video player may be embeddable. Tags associated with a given item of video content may be stored and accessed remotely from the system hosting the item of video content.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for distribution of video reviews, comprising:
 at least one processing device;   non-transitory memory storing programmatic code that when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
 receiving locator information associated with a first item review of a first item, the first item review comprising a video hosted on a third party video content hosting site; 
 receiving a first plurality of tags associated with the first item review from a source different than the third party video content hosting site; 
 storing, remote from the third party video content hosting site, the first plurality of tags in association with the locator associated with the first item review; 
 providing a user interface for display on a user terminal, the user interface configured to enable the user to access the first item review; 
 at least partly in response to the first user requesting the first item review, accessing at least a portion of the first plurality of tags and causing one or more of the first plurality of tags to be displayed on the user terminal in association with the first item review; 
 providing for display, adjacent to, but not overlaying the first item review, and while at least a portion of first item review is displayed in a video player on the user terminal, one or more controls enabling the user to: 
 purchase the first item; and/or 
 indicate to other users that the user wants the first item; and/or 
 ask other users to indicate their opinion of the first item; 
 wherein the first item review is streamed from a source different than a source of the video player. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
 receiving, in association with a second video comprising a review of a second item and a review of a third item, a second plurality of tags including at least a first tag corresponding to the second item review and a second tag corresponding to the third item review;   selecting, based at least in part on a portion of the second plurality of tags, a first media file, wherein the first media file comprises at least an image of a fourth item;
 enabling the second video to be displayed in a second video player on a terminal of a second user; 
 wherein the second video player is configured to:
 display in a scrubber area a first representative image corresponding to the review of the second item at a first location and a second representative image corresponding to the review of the third item at a second location; 
 detect a selection by the second user of the first representative image or the second representative image, and 
 in response to a detection of a user selection of the first representative image or the second representative image cause at least a portion of the corresponding review to be displayed by the second video player; 
 
 providing, in association with the second video and while at least a portion of the second item review is displayed in the second video player, one or more controls enabling the second user to:
 purchase the second item; and/or 
 indicate to other users that the second user wants the second item; and/or 
 ask other users to indicate their opinion of the second item; 
 
 causing, at least in part, the first media file to be played by the second video player between the second item review, included in the second video, and the third item review, included in the second video; 
 providing, in association with the first media file and while at least the image of the fourth item is displayed, at least one control enabling the second user to:
 purchase the fourth item; and/or 
 indicate to other users that the second user wants the fourth item; and/or 
 ask other users to indicate their opinion of the fourth item; and 
 
 at least partly in response to the second user activating the at least one control:
 enabling a purchase process for the fourth item to be initiated; and/or 
 indicating to other users that the second user wants the fourth item; and/or 
 asking other users to indicate their opinion of the fourth item. 
 
   
     
     
         3 . The system as defined in  claim 2 , wherein the first media file comprises a video advertisement, the video advertisement comprising the image of the fourth item. 
     
     
         4 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , the operations further comprising enabling a second user to access a second item review via an advertisement comprising a static, non-video, image. 
     
     
         5 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
 receiving information scanned from an optical code or a radio frequency tag associated with at least one item included in a corresponding video review;   populating one or more detail information fields associated with the corresponding video review based at least in part on the received information scanned from the optical code or the radio frequency tag.   
     
     
         6 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
 providing for display on a user terminal of a second user a user interface configured to enable the second user to provide access to a second video comprising respective reviews of respective items;   enabling the second user to provide a title for the second video;   enabling the second user to identify representative frames for a plurality of respective item reviews included in the second video;   enabling the second user to provide textual detail information for respective item reviews in the second video;   storing:
 the title for the second video; 
 the identification of the respective representative frames for the respective plurality of item reviews included in the second video; 
 the textual detail information for the respective item reviews in the second video; and 
   enabling the second video to be viewed via at least one video player, the at least one video player configured to display:
 the title for the second video; 
 the respective representative frames for the respective plurality of item reviews in a scrubber area; and 
 the textual detail information for the respective item reviews in the second video. 
   
     
     
         7 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the video player is configured to:
 detect that the first video includes more than one item review;   access comments provided by users with respect to the first item review and a second item review included in the first video;   determine which item review in the first video is currently being provided for display via the video player; and   cause the respective comments, for the item review determined to being currently provided for display via the video player, to be displayed in a comments area, wherein comments for the items review in the first video review not currently provided for display via the video player are not displayed.   
     
     
         8 . A method for distribution of video reviews, the method comprising:
 receiving at a computer system comprising hardware locator information associated with a first item review of a first item, the first item review comprising a video hosted on a third party video content hosting site;   receiving at the computer system a first plurality of tags associated with the first item review from a source different than the third party video content hosting site;   storing by the computer system, remote from the third party video content hosting site, the first plurality of tags in association with the locator associated with the first item review;   providing a user interface for display on a user terminal, the user interface configured to enable the user to access the first item review;   at least partly in response to the first user requesting the first item review, accessing by the computer system at least a portion of the first plurality of tags and causing one or more of the first plurality of tags to be displayed on the user terminal in association with the first item review;   providing for display, adjacent to, but not overlaying the first item review, and while at least a portion of first item review is displayed in a video player on the user terminal, one or more controls enabling the user to:   purchase the first item; and/or   indicate to other users that the user wants the first item; and/or   ask other users to indicate their opinion of the first item;   wherein the first item review is streamed from a source different than a source of the video player.   
     
     
         9 . The method as defined in  claim 8 , the method further comprising:
 receiving, in association with a second video comprising a review of a second item and a review of a third item, a second plurality of tags including at least a first tag corresponding to the second item review and a second tag corresponding to the third item review;   selecting, based at least in part on a portion of the second plurality of tags, a first media file, wherein the first media file comprises at least an image of a fourth item;
 enabling the second video to be displayed in a second video player on a terminal of a second user; 
 wherein the second video player is configured to:
 display in a scrubber area a first representative image corresponding to the review of the second item at a first location and a second representative image corresponding to the review of the third item at a second location; 
 detect a selection by the second user of the first representative image or the second representative image, and 
 in response to a detection of a user selection of the first representative image or the second representative image cause at least a portion of the corresponding review to be displayed by the second video player; 
 
 providing, in association with the second video and while at least a portion of the second item review is displayed in the second video player, one or more controls enabling the second user to:
 purchase the second item; and/or 
 indicate to other users that the second user wants the second item; and/or 
 ask other users to indicate their opinion of the second item; 
 
 causing, at least in part, the first media file to be played by the second video player between the second item review, included in the second video, and the third item review, included in the second video; 
 providing, in association with the first media file and while at least the image of the fourth item is displayed, at least one control enabling the second user to:
 purchase the fourth item; and/or 
 indicate to other users that the second user wants the fourth item; and/or 
 ask other users to indicate their opinion of the fourth item; and 
 
 at least partly in response to the second user activating the at least one control:
 enabling a purchase process for the fourth item to be initiated; and/or 
 indicating to other users that the second user wants the fourth item; and/or 
 asking other users to indicate their opinion of the fourth item. 
 
   
     
     
         10 . The method as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the first media file comprises a video advertisement, the video advertisement comprising the image of the fourth item. 
     
     
         11 . The method as defined in  claim 8 , the method further comprising enabling a second user to access a second item review via an advertisement comprising a static, non-video, image. 
     
     
         12 . The method as defined in  claim 8 , the method further comprising:
 receiving information scanned from an optical code or a radio frequency tag associated with at least one item included in a corresponding video review;   populating one or more detail information fields associated with the corresponding video review based at least in part on the received information scanned from the optical code or the radio frequency tag.   
     
     
         13 . The method as defined in  claim 8 , the method further comprising:
 providing for display on a user terminal of a second user a user interface configured to enable the second user to provide access to a second video comprising respective reviews of respective items;   enabling the second user to provide a title for the second video;   enabling the second user to identify representative frames for a plurality of respective item reviews included in the second video;   enabling the second user to provide textual detail information for respective item reviews in the second video;   storing:
 the title for the second video; 
 the identification of the respective representative frames for the respective plurality of item reviews included in the second video; 
 the textual detail information for the respective item reviews in the second video; and 
   enabling the second video to be viewed via at least one video player, the at least one video player configured to display:
 the title for the second video; 
 the respective representative frames for the respective plurality of item reviews in a scrubber area; and 
 the textual detail information for the respective item reviews in the second video. 
   
     
     
         14 . The method as defined in  claim 8 , wherein the video player is configured to:
 detect that the first video includes more than one item review;   access comments provided by users with respect to the first item review and a second item review included in the first video;   determine which item review in the first video is currently being provided for display via the video player; and   cause the respective comments, for the item review determined to being currently provided for display via the video player, to be displayed in a comments area, wherein comments for the items review in the first video review not currently provided for display via the video player are not displayed.   
     
     
         15 . Non-transitory memory storing programmatic code that when executed by a processing device comprising hardware, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
 receiving locator information associated with a first item review of a first item, the first item review comprising a video hosted on a third party video content hosting site;   receiving a first plurality of tags associated with the first item review from a source different than the third party video content hosting site;   storing, remote from the third party video content hosting site, the first plurality of tags in association with the locator associated with the first item review;   providing a user interface for display on a user terminal, the user interface configured to enable the user to access the first item review;   at least partly in response to the first user requesting the first item review, accessing at least a portion of the first plurality of tags and causing one or more of the first plurality of tags to be displayed on the user terminal in association with the first item review;   providing for display, adjacent to, but not overlaying the first item review, and while at least a portion of first item review is displayed in a video player on the user terminal, one or more controls enabling the user to:   purchase the first item; and/or   indicate to other users that the user wants the first item; and/or   ask other users to indicate their opinion of the first item;   wherein the first item review is streamed from a source different than a source of the video player.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory memory as defined in  claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
 receiving, in association with a second video comprising a review of a second item and a review of a third item, a second plurality of tags including at least a first tag corresponding to the second item review and a second tag corresponding to the third item review;   selecting, based at least in part on a portion of the second plurality of tags, a first media file, wherein the first media file comprises at least an image of a fourth item;
 enabling the second video to be displayed in a second video player on a terminal of a second user; 
 wherein the second video player is configured to:
 display in a scrubber area a first representative image corresponding to the review of the second item at a first location and a second representative image corresponding to the review of the third item at a second location; 
 detect a selection by the second user of the first representative image or the second representative image, and 
 in response to a detection of a user selection of the first representative image or the second representative image cause at least a portion of the corresponding review to be displayed by the second video player; 
 
 providing, in association with the second video and while at least a portion of the second item review is displayed in the second video player, one or more controls enabling the second user to:
 purchase the second item; and/or 
 indicate to other users that the second user wants the second item; and/or 
 ask other users to indicate their opinion of the second item; 
 
 causing, at least in part, the first media file to be played by the second video player between the second item review, included in the second video, and the third item review, included in the second video; 
 providing, in association with the first media file and while at least the image of the fourth item is displayed, at least one control enabling the second user to:
 purchase the fourth item; and/or 
 indicate to other users that the second user wants the fourth item; and/or 
 ask other users to indicate their opinion of the fourth item; and 
 
 at least partly in response to the second user activating the at least one control:
 enabling a purchase process for the fourth item to be initiated; and/or 
 indicating to other users that the second user wants the fourth item; and/or 
 asking other users to indicate their opinion of the fourth item. 
 
   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory memory as defined in  claim 16 , wherein the first media file comprises a video advertisement, the video advertisement comprising the image of the fourth item. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory memory as defined in  claim 15 , the operations further comprising enabling a second user to access a second item review via an advertisement comprising a static, non-video, image. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory memory as defined in  claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
 receiving information scanned from an optical code or a radio frequency tag associated with at least one item included in a corresponding video review;   populating one or more detail information fields associated with the corresponding video review based at least in part on the received information scanned from the optical code or the radio frequency tag.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory memory as defined in  claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
 providing for display on a user terminal of a second user a user interface configured to enable the second user to provide access to a second video comprising respective reviews of respective items;   enabling the second user to provide a title for the second video;   enabling the second user to identify representative frames for a plurality of respective item reviews included in the second video;   enabling the second user to provide textual detail information for respective item reviews in the second video;   storing:
 the title for the second video; 
 the identification of the respective representative frames for the respective plurality of item reviews included in the second video; 
 the textual detail information for the respective item reviews in the second video; and 
   enabling the second video to be viewed via at least one video player, the at least one video player configured to display:
 the title for the second video; 
 the respective representative frames for the respective plurality of item reviews in a scrubber area; and 
 the textual detail information for the respective item reviews in the second video. 
   
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory memory as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the video player is configured to:
 detect that the first video includes more than one item review;   access comments provided by users with respect to the first item review and a second item review included in the first video;   determine which item review in the first video is currently being provided for display via the video player; and   cause the respective comments, for the item review determined to being currently provided for display via the video player, to be displayed in a comments area, wherein comments for the items review in the first video review not currently provided for display via the video player are not displayed.