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20080209475 | Information recording and reproducing apparatus - An information recording and reproducing apparatus includes a tuner, a recording and reproducing unit to record a television program selected by the tuner into a recording medium and to reproduce the television program recorded in the recording medium, and a system controller that includes a program identification information storage unit to store, in a case where an automatic recording function is set and when the television program is watched or when the television program is reservation-recorded, program identification information including a broadcast day of the week, a broadcast time zone and a channel of the television program into a memory, and a program recording unit to cause, when a main power source of the apparatus is off and when a time reaches a record start time of a television program of this week corresponding to program identification information of the last week stored in the memory, the recording and reproducing unit to record the television program of this week into the recording medium. | 08-28-2008 |
20080216123 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and information processing program - In an information processing apparatus, a text information receiving unit receives text information, and a received text morphological analysis unit performs morphological analysis on the text information. An extraction unit extracts text information of a subtitle included in a program. A subtitle text morphological analysis unit performs morphological analysis on the text information of the subtitle. A similarity calculation unit calculates the similarity between a keyword included in a result of the received text morphological analysis performed by the received text morphological analysis unit and a keyword included in a result of the subtitle text morphological analysis performed by the subtitle text morphological analysis unit. A comparison unit compares the similarity with a predetermined threshold value. A recording unit records the program at a time at which the comparison unit determines that the subtitle text of the program currently includes a keyword having similarity higher than the predetermined threshold value. | 09-04-2008 |
20080244660 | VIRTUAL SET-TOP BOX TUNER IN CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A method for scheduling the reception of content in a content receiver, for example, in an STB/DVR, includes scheduling ( | 10-02-2008 |
20080250457 | RECORDING CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A recording control apparatus for controlling execution of recording in a recording apparatus, comprising, a channel selection acceptance unit configured to accept a channel selection from a user, a display controller to control a display unit to display program data which is selected among received program data via broadcast signal and is corresponding to the accepted channel selection, an obtaining unit configured to obtain reserve-recording information to be executed, and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the program displayed on the display unit corresponds to a program according to the reserve-recording information, wherein when the determination unit determines that the program displayed on the display unit corresponds to a program according to the reserve-recording information, the display controller controls the display unit to display a query screen to inquire of the user whether to erase recorded data corresponding to the reserve-recording information in the recording apparatus. | 10-09-2008 |
20080263600 | Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications - Methods and systems for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application are provided. In particular, a method includes the steps of receiving user equipment identification information and receiving a user request from a user device indicating instructions for the user equipment. The user request is cross-referenced with an action request in a user equipment format selected from a plurality of formats to be compatible with the user equipment. The action request is transmitted for receipt by the user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions. | 10-23-2008 |
20080276284 | Systems and methods for recording overlapping media content during scheduling conflicts - In many aspects, systems and methods for recording overlapping media content using interactive media guidance applications are provided. The systems and methods for recording overlapping media content generally relate to cropping overlapping portions of the media content thereby allowing a user to enjoy most of the recording while only forgoing a portion of the beginning or the end of a program. | 11-06-2008 |
20080282293 | System and method for an event scheduler - A system and a method for event searching and scheduling for network events of various event types, including offline and online events. | 11-13-2008 |
20080282294 | FEATURES FOR USE WITH ADVANCED SET-TOP APPLICATIONS ON INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEMS - Advanced features for interactive television applications are described, including a back feature, a forward feature, a history feature, a go to feature, an extras feature, a reminder feature, a favorites feature, a parental control feature, and a search feature. Features may be inter-resource. Support for multiple data paths, Internet access, interactive services, and user profiles are also described. | 11-13-2008 |
20080288985 | Optimally Selecting Partial Tv Programs | 11-20-2008 |
20090007183 | VIDEO RECORDING APPARATUS AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a video recording apparatus including a recording device recording video data and a communication device performing a communication with an external tuner via a network, has the following units. Namely, the video recording apparatus has: a viewable channel presenting request unit transmitting a presenting request of viewable channel information showing viewable channels set at the external tuner to the external tuner by the communication device; and a video recording reservation setting unit setting a video recording reservation to record external video data transmitted from the external tuner via the network to the recording device, in accordance with the viewable channel information presented from the external tuner in response to the presenting request. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007184 | Recording apparatus, recording-apparatus control method, program and computer-readable recording medium - A disclosed recording apparatus sets, when each scheduled recording of content is arranged, an attribute of the content, and resolves, in the case when a previously-arranged scheduled recording and a subsequently-arranged scheduled recording conflict with each other, the conflict according to priorities assigned to the attributes of the content pertaining to the previously-arranged and the subsequently-arranged scheduled recordings. | 01-01-2009 |
20090013355 | BROADCAST SCHEDULING METHOD AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A broadcast scheduling method and a broadcast receiving apparatus using the method are provided. The broadcast scheduling method includes scheduling recording or viewing of a broadcast program based on schedule information, which is received from an external apparatus, to which broadcast information is transmitted, and is set by a user. Accordingly, the user may set scheduling for the desired broadcast program through the external apparatus, and thus it is possible to set scheduling for the broadcast program based on broadcast information stored in the broadcast receiving apparatus even if there is no broadcast receiving apparatus. | 01-08-2009 |
20090019495 | Reservation system of television program guide using internet and reservation method thereof - A television program reservation method is provided for allowing a user to reserve programs at a website and down-load reservation information within a set-top box through Internet such that the reserved program can be played by the set-top box. The program reservation system for a broadcast system includes a subscriber terminal having a web browser for accessing Internet; an electronic program guide management server for managing electronic program guide provided by an electronic data provision server and electronic data, building a database of reservation information with programs registered by a subscriber, retrieving and transmitting the reservation information to the subscriber terminal when requested; and a set-top box for requesting reservation information and storing the reservation information received from the electronic program guide management server, such that the reservation information reserved through Internet is received and stored by the set-top box. | 01-15-2009 |
20090031358 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A USER DEVICE TO RECEIVE CONTENT - A system and method for recording events includes a user device having a recording service module receiving a booking and recording request, reserving recording resources of the user device in response to the booking request. A conflict resolving module resolves conflicts between previously booked events and the recording request. The recording service module books the recording request, determines a start time from the recording request and when the start time is reached, initiates recording of content, receives the content and provides recording information to a memory write module. | 01-29-2009 |
20090049482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REJOINING RETRANSMISSIONS OF BROADCAST MEDIA - Aspects include methods and apparatuses for allowing an electronic device to rejoin a program during a subsequent broadcast of the program. The method may include identifying at least a portion of a first program, the program being broadcast to an electronic device during a first period, identifying a subsequent broadcast of the program during a second period, and outputting notification information related to the subsequent broadcast proximate to the time during the second period during which the identified portion of the program is to be broadcast. Other aspects include systems, apparatus, and devices for accessing broadcast programming and for communicating broadcast programming in ways that allow an electronic device to rejoin a program during a subsequent broadcast of the program. | 02-19-2009 |
20090055873 | ADVERTISEMENT-FREE PROGRAM RECORDING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICE - An advertisement-free program recording method and system is provided for recording a broadcast program excluding advertisement breaks. A program recording method of the present invention includes reserving a duration of time or program to be recorded; receiving broadcast data in the duration; recording the received broadcast data; determining whether advertisement data is detected in the received broadcast data; stopping recording the broadcast data when advertisement data is detected; and restarting recording the broadcast data when no advertisement data is detected. | 02-26-2009 |
20090055874 | Digital broadcasting receiving apparatus - A broadcasting recording apparatus for making a recording reservation with good usability includes a batch recording accepting unit for accepting a batch recording reservation based on an operational input accepted via a remote controller, the batch recording reservation being an operational input for making a set of recording reservations of TV programs corresponding to a TV program recorded in a predetermined period of time that is set in advance, a name extracting unit for extracting recorded program name information from a video storage unit when the batch recording reservation is accepted, the recorded program name information being program name information of the TV program recorded in the predetermined period of time among video information stored in the video storage unit, a TV program decision unit for deciding whether or not the electronic program guide includes program name information matching with the recorded program name information, and a recording reservation unit for making a recording reservation of a TV program corresponding to the program name information if it is decided that the program name information matching with the recorded program name information is included. | 02-26-2009 |
20090064233 | Mobile Terminal Device, Control Method thereof, Program, and Semiconductor Device - In order to avoid a collision of a reserved viewing of television broadcasting with a different operation mode and also to realize the avoidance by simple and easy operation, a television-equipped mobile terminal device of the present invention is composed of: a reservation storage unit | 03-05-2009 |
20090064234 | PROGRAM RESERVATION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM RESERVATION METHOD - According to one embodiment a program reservation apparatus is provided with an acquiring unit for acquiring program information, a program listing producing unit for producing an electronic program listing based upon the program information acquired, a display unit for displaying the electronic program listing produced on a screen, a selecting unit for selecting and determining a desired program from the electronic program listing displayed, an e-mail producing unit for producing an e-mail main text for program reservation for making program reservation by e-mail with respect to the program selected and determined, and transmitting units for transmitting the e-mail main text for program reservation produced to the outside. | 03-05-2009 |
20090077592 | BROADCAST PROGRAM SCENE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A registration server ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090113485 | INFORMATION STORAGE APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information storage apparatus for processing a plurality of broadcast contents, where each content is subject to a respective use condition, includes a storage unit for storing such contents, a control unit configured to manage a respective recording reservation of each content and to control the storage unit so as to store a reservation target content in the storage unit and delete a stored content from the storage unit, the reservation target content and the stored content being respective members of the plurality of broadcast contents, and a determination unit configured to determine, when an instruction to perform a recording reservation of the reservation target content is received, whether there is any content stored in the storage unit that, according to its use condition, is permitted to be deleted from the storage unit by a recording start time of the reservation target content. | 04-30-2009 |
20090119715 | ALTERNATE SOURCE CONFLICT RESOLUTION - A system and methods for acquiring scheduled television programs with coinciding program times. One method includes initially identifying that a conflict exists to acquire the scheduled television programs. Once the conflict is identified, the method identifies one or more alternate sources that contain the scheduled television programs. Acquisition schedules are generated and optimized. Then, at least one of the scheduled television programs are recorded from one of the alternate sources. A user may set user preferences to customize how the system will generate potential acquisition schedules. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119716 | INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEMS WITH DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING AND ADJUSTABLE REMINDERS - An interactive television system is provided in which an interactive television application is used to support network-based or local personal video recorder capabilities. A user may use this application to view lists of program listings. The user may select a program listing of interest. The interactive television application may allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at the scheduled broadcast time. This application may also allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at a later time at which the program is not scheduled to be broadcast. The user may be provided with a reminder at this later time. In response, the user may direct the network-based or local personal video recorder to play back the program or may defer the reminder again. The interactive television application may collect information on program usage and popularity to determine how long to retain certain programming. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125947 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - A digital broadcasting receiver includes a digital tuning section having a plurality of tuners which receive digital broadcasting and output video signals of programs as well as a copy control signal, and a controller which selects one of video signals supplied from the tuners based on the copy control signal supplied from the digital tuning section. The foregoing structure allows the receiver to output the videos of programs free from intermittence at the beginning of the program of which copy control signal is switched from the previous one. | 05-14-2009 |
20090125948 | Communication Processing Based on Television Use - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first user profile comprising at least one rule associated with at least one show. The at least one rule is activated upon the occurrence of a first event. The method also includes detecting the occurrence of the first event. Upon detecting the occurrence of the first event, the method further includes activating the at least one rule and processing a first communication based on the at least one rule. | 05-14-2009 |
20090158350 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED RECORDING OPTIONS OF MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods for providing enhanced recording options for media content are provided. The systems and methods permit users to view or otherwise access samples of media content before deciding whether to record additional episodes of the media content or to perform other media guidance application functions. An interactive media guidance application implemented at least partially on a user's equipment displays at least one media content listing. A user may then select to record a sample or portion of the media content listing. After the user has subsequently viewed at least a portion of the recorded media content, the interactive media guidance application may provide an option to record an entire version of the recorded sample, record another episode of the media content, record an entire series of the media content, erase the recorded sample, or perform other media guidance application functions. | 06-18-2009 |
20090158351 | AUTHORIZED USER CUSTOMIZATION OF IPG PRESENTATION - A method for providing television functionality includes defining a time period, associating a user preference with the time period, providing a first result in accordance with the user preference if a request for television functionality is received during the defined time period, and providing a second result if the request for the television functionality is received outside the defined time period. | 06-18-2009 |
20090158352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PURCHASABLE ENHANCEMENTS OF VOD SERVICES - A method for providing a television service enhancement includes receiving a first user input requesting a television service, providing the user with an option to receive an enhancement to the television service for a charge, and receiving a second user input selecting the option to receive the enhancement to the television service. | 06-18-2009 |
20090165056 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING A RECORDING OF AN UPCOMING SDV PROGRAM DELIVERABLE OVER A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A set top terminal includes a tuner for receiving SDV programs over a content delivery system, an SDV module for coordinating SDV sessions in cooperation with an SDV manager associated with the content delivery system, and a DVR module for coordinating storage and playback of SDV programs received over the content delivery system. The SDV module is configured to transmit a message over the content delivery system substantially in advance of a time at which an upcoming SDV program is scheduled to be recorded by the DVR module. The message specifies when the upcoming SDV program has been scheduled for recording. A processor operationally associated with the tuner, the SDV module and the DVR module. | 06-25-2009 |
20090172742 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR RECORDING OF REPEATED PROGRAMS - Systems, methods and computer products for recording of repeated programs. Exemplary embodiments include a recording of a repeated program method, including receiving a recording request for a first program from a communications device, the recording request having a specified recording time, determining that the specified recording time is during a peak time, determining an alternate recording time for the recording request, sending a message to the communications device that there is the alternate recording time to record the first program, delivering the first program to the communications device for the specified recording time in response to receiving a rejection of the alternate recording time and delivering the first program to the communications device for the alternate recording time in response to receiving an acceptance of the alternate recording time. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172743 | METHOD FOR UTILIZING AT LEAST ONE SIGNAL-RECEIVING MODULE TO RECORD MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS AND SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention discloses a method for utilizing at least one signal-receiving module to record multimedia programs and system thereof. The method includes utilizing a first signal-receiving module to receive a multimedia stream corresponding to a plurality of channels and supplying an output content corresponding to a selected channel; setting a time interval; and when a user switches a previously selected channel to a currently selected channel, starting to count a duration corresponding to the currently selected channel, and controlling a recording operation of an output content of the currently selected channel supplied by the first signal-receiving module according to the duration and the time interval. | 07-02-2009 |
20090187951 | SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING DUPLICATE RECORDINGS - Disclosed embodiments help prevent recording duplicate instances of multimedia programs on digital video recorders (DVRs). In response to a request to schedule the broadcast and recording of a multimedia event, a network-based scheduler pings a DVR to determine whether a duplicate instance of the requested multimedia program is stored on the DVR. In some cases, metadata associated with recorded programs on the DVR is analyzed and compared to metadata associated with the requested multimedia event. If an exact match, or a match that meets a threshold value, is determined by comparing the metadata, the scheduler may notify the user of the potential for storing the duplicate instance of the multimedia program. In some embodiments, the scheduler processes user requests to override the prevention of recording duplicates. | 07-23-2009 |
20090193470 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, TV DATA DISPLAYING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A data processing method, including: (a) respectively recording usage duration of a plurality of data in a predetermined time period of at least one day to generate a usage time parameter, or respectively recording the number of usage times of a plurality of data in a predetermined time period of at least one day to generate a usage times parameter; and (b) processing the data according to the usage time parameter or the usage times parameter when the data is processed in the predetermined time period of any one day. | 07-30-2009 |
20090204999 | Broadcast Receiving System - A reservation recording module registers program information in a reserved program EPG database and a restriction period in a restriction period setting information. A reserved program keyword extracting module extracts an associative keyword from the program information registered in the reserved program EPG database and registers the associative keyword in an associative keyword database. An information content analyzing module extracts a keyword group from the program information about a now-broadcasting program in electronic program guide (EPG) data. An associated information restriction period determining module specifies as a restriction target program, only a not-yet-viewed program satisfying the restriction period in the respective programs registered in the reserved program EPG database. A program related information determining module calculates, for every restriction target program, an association level between the keyword group registered in the associative keyword database and the keyword group extracted by the information content analyzing module. If there exists the restriction target program with the association level being higher than a predetermined threshold value, an alarm issuing module | 08-13-2009 |
20090222860 | VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE AND RESERVED VIDEO RECORDING METHOD THEREOF - A video recording device includes a mail transceiving module, a mail analyzing module, and a scheduling module. The mail transceiving module retrieves an E-mail including a title, an identification message, and a video request. The mail analyzing module analyzes the title and the identification message to determine whether the title and the identification message comply with predefined requirements. The scheduling module automatically schedules the video request when both the title and the identification message comply with the predefined requirements. A reserved video recording method is also provided. | 09-03-2009 |
20090249404 | Video Playing System and Method Thereof, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - A video playing system and a method thereof are described. When the video playing system randomly plays sections of a multimedia video, it can control scheduled events in-between so as to ensure the user does not miss important events when an important blocking effect exists in the multimedia video schedule. During the random playing of the multimedia video, the video playing system will detect the scheduled event(s) between an original playing position and a new playing position. Then, the video playing system will execute the earliest scheduled event between the original playing position and the new playing position, or execute all of the scheduled events in sequence. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254944 | ALERT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF ALERT MANAGMENT THEREFOR - An alert management apparatus ( | 10-08-2009 |
20090288120 | System and Method for Creating Media Bookmarks from Secondary Device - There is disclosed a mobile device, and a method thereof, for creating media bookmarks. The mobile device comprises a user interface, a timing circuit, a processor, and a wireless transceiver. The user interface detects first and second user inputs associated with a media clip, in which the first user input precedes the second user input. The timing circuit provides a time stamp at a given time. The processor determines an end time associated with the media clip corresponding to a time stamp when the first user input is detected, and a start time associated with a media clip based on the second user input. The processor also identifies a broadcast channel associated with the media clip. The wireless transceiver transmits clip information based on the start and end times to a remote server via a wireless communication link. | 11-19-2009 |
20090300683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING AN AUDIOVISUAL INFORMATION RECORDING - A novel method and system is provided for scheduling the recording of audiovisual information based on pre-programmed user specified criteria including at least one user preferred channel and user preferred content description. In a preferred embodiment, applicable to the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, a broadcast stream conformant to the Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) specifications defines a plurality of program categories and sub-categories from which a user selects preferred categories/sub-categories. Broadcasted events in conformance with a DVB broadcast stream are automatically recorded based on the user specified preferred categories/sub-categories. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300684 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MARKING AND RECORDING CONTENT OF INTEREST IN A BROADCAST STREAM - A system and method for marking and recording content includes a network operation center receiving an incoming programming stream, monitoring the incoming programming stream, generating descriptive data corresponding to the programming stream, combining the descriptive data with the programming stream to form a composite signal and broadcasting the composite signal to a receiving unit. The system may also include a receiving unit having a monitoring term stored therein. The receiving unit monitors the composite signal for the monitoring term within the descriptive data and storing content or sub-content in a memory of the receiving unit when a monitoring term corresponds to the descriptive data. | 12-03-2009 |
20100005494 | ADMINISTERING DIGITAL MEDIA STREAMS - Methods, apparatus, and products for administering digital media streams by a media display device including: receiving from a digital media provider a digital media stream including content of a plurality of channels, identifying among the plurality of channels one or more channels for caching; caching content of the one or more identified channels, the content of each of the identified channels including a marker identifying a beginning location of a segment of content; and responsive to a user's selection of a first one of the cached channels, displaying the content of the first channel beginning at the location identified by the marker. | 01-07-2010 |
20100023973 | DIGITAL DEVICE SYSTEM - When one program is selected from an EPG display screen in S | 01-28-2010 |
20100023974 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING CONTENT IN A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A content reception device that receives a content having at least one reproduction start time predetermined, includes: a non-real time receiver for receiving a content in non-real time; a program information reference section for referring to program information which includes a reproduction start time of at least one content and a delivery method of said at least one content; a scheduler for scheduling reception of a content whose delivery method is non-real time delivery by the non-real time receiver based on a current time and a reproduction start time of the content; and a content storage section for storing at least one content received by the non-real time receiver. | 01-28-2010 |
20100037268 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST IN PROCESSING BROADCAST PROGRAM RESERVED FOR VIEWING AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for receiving a broadcast in processing a viewing-reserved broadcast program and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes displaying a first broadcast program ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100037269 | Recording system, receiving apparatus, recording apparatus, recording control method, and program - Disclosed herein is a recording system including a receiving apparatus and a recording apparatus, wherein the receiving apparatus includes, a creation section, and a reservation control section, the recording apparatus includes, a recording section, and a recording control section. | 02-11-2010 |
20100043030 | RECORDATION OF PROGRAM SERIES - Methods, systems and computer-readable media to provide recordation of program series are disclosed. A method of recording programs includes obtaining a record type indication related to a program series from a user via an electronic program guide. The method also includes accessing a watched list of episodes of the program series from a memory of a set top box (STB) device to determine episodes of the program series that the user has not seen. Episodes of the program series that the user has not seen include episodes of the program series that are marked as not watched or episodes that have not been added to the watched list. The method further includes recording at least one episode of the program series based on the determination and updating the watched list to mark that the at least one episode has been recorded. | 02-18-2010 |
20100058393 | Switched Digital Video Broadcast Scheduler - A method of reducing channel change requests received by a switched network system includes communicating recording schedules from subscriber devices to a broadcast scheduler and creating or modifying a broadcast schedule based on the recording schedules. A system for avoiding message storms within a broadcasting network includes subscriber devices, a broadcast source communicatively coupled to the subscriber devices, and a broadcast scheduler configured to create or modify a broadcast schedule in response to anticipated requests by the subscriber devices such that requests by the subscriber devices are minimized. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058394 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A REMINDER NOTIFICATION FOR A SET-TOP BOX - A method and system for providing a reminder notification for a set-top box is disclosed. An embodiment is disclosed that determines a reminder notification rule for a recipient with at least one descriptor of media content received by a set-top box, queries a database for one or more selections of scheduled media content in accordance with the reminder notification rule, and sends a reminder notification to the recipient based on a query result. Another embodiment is disclosed that receives a request for a usage information of a set-top box in accordance with a reminder notification preference that has a reminder notification rule with at least one descriptor of media content received by a set-top box, and sends the usage information for the set-top box based upon the reminder notification preference. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058395 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A CONTENT NOTIFICATION FOR A SET-TOP BOX - A method and system for providing a content notification for a set-top box is disclosed. An embodiment is disclosed that receives security information at a web portal and the security information has identification information for a user assigned to a set-top box, services a request to create a content notification preference for the set-top box at the web portal in response to successful entry of security information, determines media content received by the set-top box and the media content selected for display, determines the content notification preference associated with the set-top box, the content notification preference has a content notification rule to monitor media content received by the set-top box, and sends a content notification to a recipient based on the content notification preference. | 03-04-2010 |
20100071007 | Method and Apparatus for Control of a Set-Top Box/Digital Video Recorder Using a Mobile Device - One embodiment may take the form of a method and apparatus for controlling a set-top box (STB) or digital video recorder (DVR) through a mobile device. The STB may be configured to provide a reminder message to the mobile device of a user to notify the user that a particular program is available for viewing. In another embodiment, the user may reply to the reminder message through their mobile device to instruct the STB to record the desired program in the memory of the DVR. Thus, the user may instruct the DVR to record a program in response to a program reminder without the requirement of being in the same location as the STB. | 03-18-2010 |
20100131988 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SCHEDULE RECORDING OF MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods to schedule recording of media content are provided. A particular method includes accessing at least one recording rule that specifies a first condition. The at least one recording rule indicates that a program of media content is to be scheduled for recording when the program satisfies the first condition. The method also includes accessing at least one recording exception that specifies a second condition. The at least one recording exception prohibits recording media content that satisfies the second condition. The method further includes determining a recording schedule by analyzing information regarding a plurality of programs of media content with respect to the at least one recording rule and the at least one recording exception. | 05-27-2010 |
20100146557 | PROGRAM RESERVATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - In a network system having connected thereto a plurality of television receivers each having a function for specifying television program reservations, and a recording device, a list of the program reservations configured by all of the television receivers can be viewed on one television receiver. The recording device produces a predefined common reservation code, and sequentially receives and records the program reservation instructions with the common reservation codes in memory. When a list of the reservations is requested by one television receiver, a program reservation instruction is sent from memory with the common reservation code, and a list of reservations is compiled based on the common reservation codes. | 06-10-2010 |
20100154006 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A REMOTE ALARM - Systems and methods of issuing a reminder from a remote control are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, an exemplary embodiment has a remote control and a set top box (STB). In at least one embodiment, the remote control has a transmitter that transmits information corresponding to at least one reminder event with a reminder time, a reminder alert receiver that receives a reminder alert, and at least one of a sound emitter that issues audible reminder alerts, a vibration generator that issues vibration reminder alerts, and a light source that issues visible reminder alerts. In at least one embodiment, the STB has a receiver that receives the information corresponding to the reminder event from the remote control, a STB processing system that generates a reminder alert based upon the received reminder event, and a reminder alert transmitter that transmits the reminder alert to the remote control. | 06-17-2010 |
20100175090 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AGGREGATIONS OF EPISODES OF SERIES PROGRAMMING IN ORDER - A viewer of an episode of a series such as a television series may wish to access episodes of the series that the viewer missed when they were originally broadcast. Interactive applications may receive the viewer's indication of interest to record missed episodes of the incomplete series, which may include instructions regarding recording options for including the missed episodes in a series aggregation. Interactive applications may identify the episodes to be included in the series aggregation, and record the missed episodes, which may then be stored and organized to create a series aggregation, in the order that they were first broadcast with episodes that the viewer may already have available. Interactive applications may present the episodes of the series aggregation in the order that they were originally broadcast, by providing the viewer with options on how to access the episodes. | 07-08-2010 |
20100186047 | PROGRAM RESERVATION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM RESERVING METHOD - In a receiving device, a receiver receives extended program information. A user selects a program to be reserved by a selection operation using an operation input unit. An extended reservation manager causes an instruction receiver to transmit an extended reservation instruction based on an extended program identifier for identifying the selected program. In a recording device, a receiver receives program data, mapping information, and program information. The instruction receiver receives the extended reservation instruction transmitted from the receiver. An extended reservation executer acquires an extended program identifier from the received extended reservation instruction and acquires a program identifier corresponding to the extended program identifier on the basis of the mapping information, to store a program reservation on the basis of the program identifier. A program recorder/reproducer records and/or reproduces the program data in accordance with the stored program reservation. The extended reservation instruction is configured so as not to be recognized as a reservation instruction by a recording/reproducing appliance that is not adapted to the extended program information. | 07-22-2010 |
20100218223 | NETWORK RECORDING SYSTEM - A network recording system records multimedia programs responsive to transport streams being unavailable. A first portion of a multimedia program may be stored on a customer premises equipment and a second portion stored on the network recording system. The network recording system may transport the multimedia program via file download or real-time streaming. | 08-26-2010 |
20100262998 | RECORDING RESERVATION REGISTRATION SYSTEM, RECORDING RESERVATION REGISTRATION APPARATUS, RECORDING RESERVATION REGISTRATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a recording reservation registration apparatus that transmits a recording reservation registration request to a recordable recording apparatus which sets a recording reservation in accordance with the received recording reservation registration request, the recording reservation registration apparatus including: a reservation information input unit; a control unit that generates a recording reservation registration request; and a reservation information transmitting unit that transmits the generated recording reservation registration request. The control unit compares a zone of time specified by the inputted recording reservation information and a possible time limit of recording reservation setting of the recording apparatus, holds the recording reservation information until the recording reservation can be set in the recording apparatus if the recording reservation cannot be set in the recording apparatus, and generates the recording reservation registration request from the held recording reservation information when the recording reservation becomes capable to be set. | 10-14-2010 |
20100275234 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD IN DISPLAY APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND DATA RECEIVING METHOD IN TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - To effectively use a broadcast reception section (tuner) of a display apparatus such as a television receiver. A personal computer (PC) | 10-28-2010 |
20100287590 | SERIES REMINDERS AND SERIES RECORDING FROM AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDE - An interactive television program guide system with program series reminder and recording capabilities is provided. The system allows a user to set a reminder or schedule a recording for a single episode or for each episode of a program series. In addition, other options may be provided that allow the user to determine, for example, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all channels on which the program airs or only on a selected channels, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for all episodes including reruns or only new episodes, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for network or syndicated episodes, and whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all days or only on selected days of the week. Before the scheduled broadcast time of each episode of each selected program series, the system sends a reminder message to the user that reminds the user of the program episode or sends a record command to a videocassette recorder to initiate recording of the episode. The system allows a user to view a list of all currently requested program reminders and scheduled program recordings. The user may update, change, or cancel any entry in either list or the system may automatically update the lists to match new broadcast schedule information. If the user sets a reminder or schedules a recording that conflicts with an existing reminder or recording, the system may inform the user of the conflict and allow the user to resolve the conflict or the system may resolve the conflict. | 11-11-2010 |
20100287591 | SERIES REMINDERS AND SERIES RECORDING FROM AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDE - An interactive media guidance system with program series reminder and recording capabilities is provided. The system allows a user to set a reminder or schedule a recording for a single episode or for each episode of a program series. Options may be provided that allow the user to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all or selected channels for some or all episodes including reruns, new episodes, network or syndicated episodes, on all or only on selected days. | 11-11-2010 |
20110016492 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORWARDING MEDIA ASSET EVENTS - Systems and methods are provided for forwarding media asset events. A media asset event may be scheduled on a first device for a particular time. At the particular time, the first device may determine whether the user is within a perceivable range of the first device and may provide access to the media asset when the user is within a perceivable range of the first device. If the user is outside a perceivable range of the first device, data associated with the media asset event may be automatically transmitted to a second device. If the user is within a perceivable range of the second device, the media asset and media asset event may be provided to the user on the second device. If the user is outside a perceivable range of the second device, the media asset may be stored to on the second device and/or forwarded to another device. | 01-20-2011 |
20110047579 | System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior - A system for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The invention accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects that indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. A schedule of time versus available storage space is generated that is optimal for the viewer's explicit or derived preferred content. The viewer may request that certain content be captured, which results in the highest possible priority for those content. The invention provides objects called a capture requests that are sent by the service to client systems. Capture requests reflect local storage management decisions about how the client system storage is partitioned. Capture requests also allow the service to determine content to be recorded by the client system in the same manner that a viewer requests that certain content are recorded but are more powerful than what a viewer can request. Recording requests for a capture request can preempt viewer requests or be entered at the same or lower priority as a viewer request. Capture requests can adjust all aspects of a recording request and affect the capture request itself. Client system operational functionality are also manipulated by the service using capture requests. | 02-24-2011 |
20110078744 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER NOTIFICATIONS - A method for providing notifications relating to a digital video recorder (DVR), may include identifying an issue or conflict associated with the DVR. It may be determined whether to generate a notification message relating to the identified issue or conflict. The notification message may be generated when it is determined to generate a notification message relating to the identified issue/conflict. The notification message may be transmitted to a user device separate from the DVR. | 03-31-2011 |
20110088067 | BOOKING CONTROL APPARATUS, BOOKING EXECUTION APPARATUS, BOOKING CONTROL SYSTEM, AND BOOKING CONTROL METHOD - A remote controlling apparatus ( | 04-14-2011 |
20110154407 | Broadcast Program Recording Overrun and Underrun Scheduling System - A broadcast program recording overrun and underrun scheduling system provides a system for adjusting the start and end times of a broadcast program's recording schedule that has a start and end broadcast time. The viewer selects a particular broadcast program to record from the program guide using a remote input device. The system schedules the broadcast program to be recorded by inserting the program's information such as program identifier, start and end times, and storage duration into a recording schedule database. The system allows the viewer to adjust the scheduled start and/or end recording times for a broadcast program by specifying the time increment to add or subtract from the start and/or end recording times of a specific program or series of programs. | 06-23-2011 |
20110154408 | Extended Television Reminders - Extended television (TV) reminders enable a user to add a reminder about a TV program or other content in a communication network, a reminder that can be connected to either an event from the EPG or just a time and date. If the user is logged in on an Internet protocol (IP) TV system, the reminder can be displayed on the user's TV display, and if the user is not logged in, a message can be sent to a user device, e.g., a Short Message Service (SMS), text, or other message. Choices presented to the user when a reminder occurs can include accept, snooze (for a configurable amount of time), and delete, among others. If the reminder is connected to a linear TV program, an option to record the program can also be presented (if allowed by the user's subscription and equipment). Reminders are preferably stored in the network, e.g., as a part of a user's service profile. Storing reminders in the network rather than a local device enables the reminders to be provided to the user anywhere, to any network-connected device. | 06-23-2011 |
20110162012 | Method, Apparatus and System for Renewing Program - A method, system, and apparatus for renewing a program are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining programs associated with a set renewed program according to the renewed program; using one or more of the obtained associated programs as successive programs to the renewed program; and renewing the successive programs automatically. The present invention brings the following benefits: Programs in multiple series or programs associated with a program can be renewed automatically, which overcomes the problems in the prior art, namely, separate renewal of every episode of a program series or separate renewal of programs associated with a renewed program, complicated user operations, and poor user experiences. | 06-30-2011 |
20110179453 | METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTIVE SEARCH - A user may establish a reservation for content that is not currently available to the user via a group of sources, including broadcast, streaming, and/or download sources. For example the a user may establish a reservation to record a broadcast of specific content that is currently not scheduled for broadcast. As another example, the user may establish a reservation for the purpose of alerting the user once a new movie becomes available through a subscription streaming service. Based on a reservation, the service provider and/or the user's media playback device may monitor content availability data for one or more sources. When the content is indicated as available, the user may be so informed. The content may then be streamed or downloaded, or a recording of the content may be scheduled. Additionally, or alternatively, the content may be automatically scheduled for recording or download. | 07-21-2011 |
20110202963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING BRANDED VIDEO TAGS - A method and apparatus for displaying branded video tags. An advertiser provides additional content associated with broadcast advertising content to a service provider that downloads the additional content to a digital video recorder (DVR). The service provider inserts command tags into the content that are intercepted by the DVR and interpreted as commands that instruct the DVR to perform specific actions when the DVR receives the stream from a broadcaster. The DVR intercepts and translates any tags inserted into the content stream while the DVR is playing the content stream. Tags can cause the DVR to display a branded video tag to the user which is a displayed icon that requests an interaction by the user and has an advertiser's logo(s) displayed in its vicinity. | 08-18-2011 |
20110214149 | TELEPHONE ORDERING OF TELEVISION SHOWS - A method and system for controlling the digital consumption of media and information such as the recording of television programs, real world, or electronic merchandise from a plurality of a customer's Unique Identifiers (such as telephone numbers). The television programs are identified by specific identifiers, such as alpha-numeric indicia. Customers can register several Unique Identifier(s) with the service provider and can secure recording of specific programs from any of said registered Unique Identifier(s). Customers can also register Unique Identifier(s) such as the set top boxes at one or more locations and at the same time direct where the content will immediately or later be delivered, so that the recorded TV program can be accessed and viewed. | 09-01-2011 |
20110247040 | MOBILE TV PROGRAM MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A mobile TV program management method and system are provided in the present invention, wherein the method is implemented based on a mobile phone and a program reservation server, and the management method comprises the following steps of: (a) the mobile phone sending a request including a program index set by a user to the program reservation server; (b) the program reservation server receiving the request, and searching for matched programs in a TV program menu according to the program index set by the user; (c) the program reservation server sending a search result to the mobile phone so that the user of the mobile phone can know about program information related with the program index that has been set. By applying the method and system in the present invention, the service of program information can be more flexible and personalized. | 10-06-2011 |
20110258667 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a broadcast receiving unit that receives a broadcast content, a communication unit that receives power information associated with a mart grid, the power information including at least one of per-time slot electricity rate information and power demand information, and a controller that selectively performs one of an operation of outputting the broadcast content received through the broadcast receiving unit and an operation of storing the received broadcast content in an internal memory or an external memory considering the received power information. | 10-20-2011 |
20110321100 | Systems and Methods for Producing Processed Media Content - A method for producing processed media content includes receiving media content at a network computing device. The media content is obtained from a media source at a scheduled time via a public network based on a user recording request received from a user device associated with a user. The method includes processing the media content to generate processed media content at the network computing device based on user settings associated with the user recording request. The method also includes storing the processed media content at a memory device identified in the user recording request. | 12-29-2011 |
20120005712 | METHOD FOR SETTING RESERVATION IN BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method for setting reservation in a broadcast receiver is disclosed. In one embodiment, reservation information supposed to be applied to a second broadcast receiver for carrying out reserved playing or recording of a broadcast program is generated by a first broadcast receiver and the generated reservation information is transmitted through a network; the reservation information can comprise an identifier of a broadcast program for reserved playing or recording. The reservation information can be transmitted directly to the second broadcast receiver or transmitted to the second broadcast receiver through a server related to broadcast receivers. Before generating the reservation information, broadcast channel information which can be received by the second broadcast receiver can be received from the server and based on the received broadcast channel information, the reservation information can be generated. Therefore, the user can remotely set reservation information about a broadcast program in a different broadcast receiver. | 01-05-2012 |
20120060195 | SMART PLAYLIST - A smart playlist system is described. In one example embodiment, a collector module obtains content utilization data from a plurality of client devices associated with respective plurality of viewers. A hot list generator module generates a list of popular content items based on the obtained content utilization data. A customization module generates a customized playlist for a target viewer from the plurality of viewers, based on the list of popular content items and a profile of the target viewer. The communications module communicates the customized playlist to a client device of the target viewer. | 03-08-2012 |
20120192234 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE BANDWIDTH ALLOCATIONS IN MEDIA DELIVERY NETWORKS - A disclosed example method to manage network bandwidth allocation in a media delivery environment involves detecting insufficient bandwidth available to deliver requested media to a media receiver and presenting user-selectable options via the media receiver to allocate bandwidth to deliver the requested media to the media receiver. The example method also involves receiving a first user selection of one of the user-selectable options and implementing the selected one of the user-selectable options specifying a second user selection identifying a particular media stream to be delivered at a media quality that is lower than a higher media quality previously selected for that particular media stream. | 07-26-2012 |
20120210368 | CONTROLLING PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS - A method of operating a user device for receiving and recording media content. The method includes receiving a media content stream, and initial timing data, such as EPG data, indicative of the time at which a selected program contained within the media content stream is scheduled to begin. At least a portion of the media content stream containing the selected program is recorded to a memory using the initial timing data to determine the recording start and finish time. Second updated timing data, indicative of the time at which the program began, is also received. A portion of the recorded media content stream is then deleted between the beginning of the recording and the beginning of the program as identified by the second timing data. A corresponding apparatus and appropriate computer program are also provided. | 08-16-2012 |
20120272275 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, PROGRAM INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD, COMPUTER-PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to provide a system that allows a user to preset a desired TV program for unattended recording by use of a PDA. A PDA acquires from a TV program information service provider TV program information by which to preset a desired TV program to be recorded unattended. When the user selects relevant TV information about the desired program, the PDA sends to a personal computer the information for presetting the TV program of interest for subsequent unattended recording. Based on the preset information sent from the PDA, the personal computer presets the specified TV program to be recorded unattended. | 10-25-2012 |
20120297424 | PROXY DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER - A computer-implemented proxy digital video recording system and method, including a processor and memory. The memory including program instructions that are executable by the processor to intercept a request to record a video program, the request triggered by a requesting user and having a request format. The proxy digital video recording system and method determines if a target digital video recorder can understand a format of the request, and translates the request into an intelligible format if the target digital video recorder cannot understand the request format. | 11-22-2012 |
20130014181 | SCHEDULING CONTENT TO BE RENDERED - A method and network connected rendering apparatus ( | 01-10-2013 |
20130019267 | Systems and Methods for Producing Processed Media Content - In a particular embodiment, a method includes processing, at a network computing device, media content received from a media source to generate processed media content based on one or more settings received via a user interface. The user interface includes an option to add forward error correction to the processed media content. The method further includes initiating storage of the processed media content at a memory device. | 01-17-2013 |
20130055314 | Recording Additional Channels of a Shared Multi-Channel Transmitter - A method for recording multiple pieces of content with a single tuner. A content delivery network can include multiple channels organized into bands with several channels per band. These bands can be transmitted on an up-link such as to a satellite. The bands can be relayed to receivers at the end user locations. The end user receivers can tune to one, two, or some other fraction of the total number of transmitted bands. When a user selects a program to view and/or record, a tuner of the receiver tunes to the band that includes the channel that includes the program. The method prompts the user regarding the other channels that form the set of channels on that band, and solicits input for recording one or more concurrent programs of the band, which can all be recorded on the single receiving tuner. | 02-28-2013 |
20130111527 | Multimedia Content Search and Recording Scheduling System | 05-02-2013 |
20130133009 | OPTIMIZING VIDEO RECORDER POWER USAGE FOR DVR NETWORK - A method, program product and system are provided for optimizing recording requests to minimize electricity usage for a network of DVRs. The disclosed methodology analyzes upcoming recording requests against a schedule guide including both local and networked DVRs. Overlaps in requested recordings and broadcasts during same or close proximity time slots are identified. Requested recordings are then rescheduled to optimally overlap recording times based upon the number of tuners in each DVR system. Changes in recording schedules are then communicated to other interconnected DVRs in a network. | 05-23-2013 |
20130227615 | USER DEFINED RULES FOR ASSIGNING DESTINATIONS OF CONTENT - A media guidance application is provided by which users can define rules for assigning user equipment devices as destinations for media content. For example, a user may define a rule by which selected media content having attributes that satisfy a user-defined condition are downloaded, recorded, or streamed to a particular, user-specified user equipment device. The user may define and manage rules using media guidance menus, and may restrict other users from accessing the rules (e.g., parents restricting children). | 08-29-2013 |
20130305293 | PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTIFICATION DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD, PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTIFICATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A television set ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130326561 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDEXING CONTENT WITHIN A MEDIA STREAM - An approach provides indexing of media content capable of effectively controlling playback availability of the vast variety of media content. A recording of a video session associated with a media stream is initiated. A portion of the video session is selected. And an index for playback of the selected portion and for playback of the video session is configured, wherein the selected portion is played back when the video session is unavailable for playback. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326562 | Notification of Upcoming Media Content of Interest - A method includes receiving search criteria from a media device associated with a user account. The method includes performing a first search of media content information. The method includes in response to identifying particular media content that satisfies the search criteria, sending a first notification identifying a first occurrence of the particular media content to a device associated with the user account. The method includes, at a time indicated by the search criteria, performing a second search of updated media content information. The method includes in response to the second search identifying a second occurrence of the particular media content, determining whether the second occurrence matches the first occurrence. The method also includes sending a second notification when the second occurrence does not match the first occurrence and refraining from sending the second notification when the second occurrence matches the first occurrence. | 12-05-2013 |
20140089987 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AGGREGATIONS OF EPISODES OF SERIES PROGRAMMING IN ORDER - A viewer of an episode of a series such as a television series may wish to access episodes of the series that the viewer missed when they were originally broadcast. Interactive applications may receive the viewer's indication of interest to record missed episodes of the incomplete series, which may include instructions regarding recording options for including the missed episodes in a series aggregation. Interactive applications may identify the episodes to be included in the series aggregation, and record the missed episodes, which may then be stored and organized to create a series aggregation, in the order that they were first broadcast with episodes that the viewer may already have available. Interactive applications may present the episodes of the series aggregation in the order that they were originally broadcast, by providing the viewer with options on how to access the episodes. | 03-27-2014 |
20140109152 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND EVENTS - The user can respond to a media segment wherein the media segment may be associated with a schedulable event. Software on the device can then schedule the event into an electronic calendar system, and/or may use data associated with the media segment. At the appropriate time, the electronic calendar system may notify the user of the scheduled broadcast and/or event. | 04-17-2014 |
20140208365 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDES WITH PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDING FEATURES - Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, schedule recordings to a PVR, configure recordings, view a list of scheduled recordings, configure recording settings, or select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming. Television content may be automatically paused when a user is using the application. Multiple IPGs for different users of a PVR may be implemented. | 07-24-2014 |
20140282741 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOLVING SCHEDULING CONFLICTS IN MULTI-TUNER DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A system and method for resolving scheduling conflicts in multi-tuner devices. A multi-tuner device generates an interactive graphical display representing a current schedule for tuner usage. A user may identify a program for viewing or recording and conditionally reserve a tuner to provide the requested service. The multi-tuner device identifies any scheduling conflicts arising from the requested service and provides an updated graphical display showing a new schedule for tuner usage, which schedule is subjet to selection by the requesting user. Upon selection of the new schedule, the new schedule becomes the current schedule. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282742 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REQUESTING ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING CONTENT THROUGH INTERNET CONTENT OR ADVERTISING - Systems and methods are disclosed for enabling Internet users to schedule recordings of electronic programming content. One method includes displaying on a web page, over the Internet, a user interface element associated with an advertisement for electronic programming content; wherein selection of the user interface element, by a user of a web browsing device, initiates a recording device of the user, separate from the web browsing device, to schedule a recording of the electronic programming content. Another method for enabling Internet users to request television content includes displaying on a web page, over the Internet, a user interface element associated with an advertisement for television content; wherein a user's selection of the user interface element initiates a request for the advertised television content from a carrier that provides television service to the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140310750 | INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEMS WITH DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING AND ADJUSTABLE REMINDERS - An interactive television system is provided in which an interactive television application is used to support network-based or local personal video recorder capabilities. A user may use this application to view lists of program listings. The user may select a program listing of interest. The interactive television application may allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at the scheduled broadcast time. This application may also allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at a later time at which the program is not scheduled to be broadcast. The user may be provided with a reminder at this later time. In response, the user may direct the network-based or local personal video recorder to play back the program or may defer the reminder again. The interactive television application may collect information on program usage and popularity to determine how long to retain certain programming. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING TELEVISION INFORMATION CODES - A system and method for using information codes for recording television programs. Information codes may be published in magazines, newspapers, and the like, much like VCR Plus+™ codes. When a user desires to record one or more television programs based on information codes, the user selects an appropriate command button on his or her input device, and enters the information code that identifies a desired filter category (e.g. an actor filter represented as “01”) followed by a desired filter identifier (e.g. Richard Gere represented as “1234”). A processor receiving the user input searches an electronic program guide database for programs matching the filter information. The identified programs are then stored in a record memory for recording at an appropriate time. The identified programs may be further displayed for verification prior to storage in the record memory. Programs recommended to the viewers may also be identified via information codes. | 10-16-2014 |
20140337893 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING CONTENT FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE WHEN PREVIOUS CONTENT RUNS OVER - Systems and methods for recording content from a different source when previous content runs over are provided. A recording of a first media asset from a first content source is scheduled. The first media asset is scheduled for transmission from the first content source at a start time following a scheduled transmission end time of a second media asset from the first content source. Transmission of the second media asset from the first content source is determined to run past the scheduled end time. A determination is made, based on a visual component and/or an audible component of the second media asset, that transmission of the first media asset at the start time from the first content source has been changed to a second content source. The recording of the first media asset is modified to record the first media asset at the start time from the second content source. | 11-13-2014 |
20140337894 | SERIES REMINDERS AND SERIES RECORDING FROM AN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE - An interactive television program guide system with program series reminder and recording capabilities is provided. The system allows a user to set a reminder or schedule a recording for a single episode or for each episode of a program series. In addition, other options may be provided that allow the user to determine, for example, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all channels on which the program airs or only on a selected channels, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for all episodes including reruns or only new episodes, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for network or syndicated episodes, and whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all days or only on selected days of the week. Before the scheduled broadcast time of each episode of each selected program series, the system sends a reminder message to the user that reminds the user of the program episode or sends a record command to a videocassette recorder to initiate recording of the episode. The system allows a user to view a list of all currently requested program reminders and scheduled program recordings. The user may update, change, or cancel any entry in either list or the system may automatically update the lists to match new broadcast schedule information. If the user sets a reminder or schedules a recording that conflicts with an existing reminder or recording, the system may inform the user of the conflict and allow the user to resolve the conflict or the system may resolve the conflict. | 11-13-2014 |
20140359670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK CONTENT DOWNLOAD AND RECORDING - Methods and apparatus for providing content to users of a network that can be selectively recorded via the user's equipment. In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network, and on-demand (OD) sessions are used to provide high-speed download of the requested content to the users. The user's equipment (e.g., set-top box) is equipped with a high-density recording device which can both record the content onto a selected medium (e.g., DVD) and optionally provide copyright protection via one or more means such as limiting the number of copies that can be made, and/or digital watermarking. The network operator can also restrict the establishment of the on-demand sessions and/or release of the content to subscribers based on parameters including prior purchase of the content by the user, and the timing of the release of the same content via other distribution channels such as rental and retail. | 12-04-2014 |
20140380379 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MEDIA ASSET RECORDINGS BASED ON POWER CONSUMPTION - Systems and methods for performing cost efficient media asset recording on a user equipment device are provided. A first instance of a media asset is identified for recording. A media asset schedule database is searched to identify a second instance of the media asset. A determination, based on cost of power consumption information, is made as to whether recording the first instance of the media asset will cost less than recording the second instance of the media asset. Either the first instance of the media asset or the second instance of the media asset is selected for recording based on the determination. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380380 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCODING MEDIA WITH MOTION TOUCH OBJECTS AND DISPLAY THEREOF - A method and system for providing video embedded with a plurality of motion touch enabled objects, each of the motion touch enabled objects corresponding to a given item featured in the video at one or more specific frames of the video. The method comprises providing playback of a motion touch enabled video to a viewer and presenting a plurality of touch objects encoded within the video to the viewer, where each of the plurality of touch objects configured to accept a touch from the viewer. The method further comprises receiving a touch for a given one of the plurality of touch objects from the viewer, presenting a touch feedback to the viewer upon receiving the touch for the given one of the plurality of touch objects, and recording the given touch object. | 12-25-2014 |
20150058896 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND MEDIA SERVER - In a media server, a storage unit | 02-26-2015 |
20150067738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION IN AN ELECTRONIC PORTABLE DEVICE - A device uses received electronic program guide data to present an electronic program guide in a display of the device. The displayed electronic program guide includes at least one selectable user interface element corresponding to the at least one currently available media, e.g., a currently airing television program, and at least one user interface element corresponding to at least one yet-to-be available media, e.g., a future airing television program. When a user selects the at least one user interface element corresponding to the at least one currently available media the portable electronic device is caused to issue one or more commands to cause at least one controllable device to access the currently available media. When a user selects the at least one user interface element corresponding to the at least one yet-to be available media data related to the yet-to-be available media is transferred to a calendar application resident on the portable electronic device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150089544 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal that includes content of a channel and information about content overlapped channels, a signal processor configured to extract the content and the information about the content overlapped channels from the received broadcasting signal, a display configured to display an image of an extracted content, and a controller configured to perform a control operation based on the extracted information about the content overlapped channels. | 03-26-2015 |
20150089545 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SETTING A TIMER VIA AN INTERACTIVE TRIGGER - Systems and methods may provide for setting a timer via an interactive trigger. The interactive trigger may be combined with a video stream and detected when the video stream is to be displayed. Based on the detection, a selectable display object associated with the interactive trigger may be displayed with the display of the video stream. Selection of the selectable display object may enable a timer to be set based on the interactive trigger. The timer enabled by the interactive trigger may be a recording timer, an auto-tune timer or a reminder timer. | 03-26-2015 |
20150095954 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AGGREGATIONS OF EPISODES OF SERIES PROGRAMMING IN ORDER - A viewer of an episode of a series such as a television series may wish to access episodes of the series that the viewer missed when they were originally broadcast. Interactive applications may receive the viewer's indication of interest to record missed episodes of the incomplete series, which may include instructions regarding recording options for including the missed episodes in a series aggregation. | 04-02-2015 |
20150113569 | Reservation System for Watching Online Video - A reservation system for watching online video is used in wireless communication equipment to watch online video via network. The reservation system contains: at least one network server linking to an instant video platform for storing live video medias and for facilitating a user to view and click a desired live video media; a user login interface linking to the plurality of live video medias so as to login and to confirm a user identity; a playing session schedule served to reserve a playing time and a playing session; an online traffic seating chart linking with the playing session schedule so as to confirm viewer's number of the playing time and the playing session, such that the user confirms booking; and a playback information transmission unit linking with the online traffic seating chart and generating playing information based on a booking confirmation and transmitting the playing information to the user. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED TV - A Personal TV System receives a plurality of video segments constituting a TV program and information describing each segment, and controls the display of the segments to a viewer in accordance with preferences of the viewer and with the description of each segment. Segments may be omitted or replaced with substitute segments. The viewer may review his preferences and edit or replace them. In a multi-viewer household, the system may prompt a viewer to confirm her preferences. A TV program may contain interactive segments, and when the viewer chooses to interact with a particular segment, the system automatically stores all subsequently received segments for later viewing while the viewer interacts with the selected segment. The system may present TV program choices to the viewer selected and arranged in accordance with her preferences. | 04-23-2015 |
20150143430 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PERFORM ACTIONS UPON CONTENT ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE SERIES SUBSCRIPTIONS - A method includes performing, at a media recorder device, a comparison of a user defined criterion to information descriptive of content items associated with a set of series subscriptions. The content items and the set of series subscriptions are stored at the media recorder device. The user defined criterion indicates that reruns of episodes associated with a particular series subscription of the set of series subscriptions have not been recorded within a time period. The method includes identifying, at the media recorder device, multiple series subscriptions of the set of series subscriptions based on the comparison. The method includes deleting the multiple series subscriptions from the media recorder device. The method further includes sending, from the media recorder device, a notification to a display device, the notification indicating that a cleanup operation has been performed on the set of series subscription stored at the media recorder device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150358684 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND EVENTS - The user can respond to a media segment wherein the media segment may be associated with a schedulable event. Software on the device can then schedule the event into an electronic calendar system, and/or may use data associated with the media segment. At the appropriate time, the electronic calendar system may notify the user of the scheduled broadcast and/or event. | 12-10-2015 |
20150373398 | RECORDING AND SHARING TELEVISED CONTENT - A method, system, and computer program product for recording and sharing televised content are provided in the illustrative embodiments. The televised content is selected at a first device associated with a first subscriber. A determination is made that a second device associated with a second subscriber should be used for recording the televised content. The first device and the second device are configured by a content provider to not share any recorded content. A request to record the televised content at the second device is sent from the first device to the second device. The second device is caused to create a recording of the televised content at the second device responsive to the request. The second device is caused to grant the first subscriber access to the recording responsive to the request. A transmission of the recording is received at the first device from the second device. | 12-24-2015 |
20160029095 | METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTIVE SEARCH - A user may establish a reservation for content that is not currently available to the user via a group of sources, including broadcast, streaming, and/or download sources. For example the a user may establish a reservation to record a broadcast of specific content that is currently not scheduled for broadcast. As another example, the user may establish a reservation for the purpose of alerting the user once a new movie becomes available through a subscription streaming service. Based on a reservation, the service provider and/or the user's media playback device may monitor content availability data for one or more sources. When the content is indicated as available, the user may be so informed. The content may then be streamed or downloaded, or a recording of the content may be scheduled. Additionally, or alternatively, the content may be automatically scheduled for recording or download. | 01-28-2016 |
20160066049 | SOURCE-LINKED ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE - Surfacing or providing to an end-user via an electronic programming guide one or more alternative or alternate options for accessing particular content of interest, that which is initially itemized or presented for selection in or within the electronic programming guide. | 03-03-2016 |
20160066050 | Matrix Code-Based User Interface - A method for presenting a matrix code may include receiving, at a content receiver, a signal carrying identifying data relating to a remotely accessible program, generating, at a content receiver, a matrix code from the identifying data relating to the remotely accessible program, transmitting the matrix code as part of a content presentation to a presentation device for display, and receiving the remotely accessible program in response to a user capture of the matrix code. A method for remotely controlling a set top box and a method for setting a recording time on a set top box are also described. A method of preparing a program guide may include gathering program information, generating matrix codes for each program including program data, and associating the matrix codes with respective programs. | 03-03-2016 |
20160080822 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SELF ADAPTIVE MULTI-USER PROGRAM GUIDE - A media access device such as, for example, a cable or satellite set top box (STB), a digital video recorder (DVR), a personal computer, and/or a digital media receivers automatically optimizes an order of content choices presented in a content listing, such as a program guide display, favorite channel display, and/or a recording listing display based on the past viewing and/or recording history of a current user. | 03-17-2016 |
20160173934 | USER DEFINED RULES FOR ASSIGNING DESTINATIONS OF CONTENT | 06-16-2016 |
20160198215 | SINGLE FILE PVR PER SERVICE ID | 07-07-2016 |