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20090144782 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR STORAGE OF VIDEO VIA IPTV - Systems, methods, and computer products for storage of video via Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) are disclosed herein. Exemplary embodiments include a network-based method for video storage. The method includes receiving a request to store at least one video, retrieving the at least one video through an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) network, and storing the at least one video in a video repository in communication with the IPTV network. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144789 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR STORAGE OF MUSIC VIA IPTV - Systems, methods, and computer products for storage of music via Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) are disclosed herein. Exemplary embodiments include a network-based method for audio storage. The method includes receiving a request to store audio data, retrieving the audio data through an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) network, and storing the audio data in an audio repository in communication with the IPTV network. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144795 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING PODCASTS VIA IPTV - Systems, methods, and computer products for providing podcasts via Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) are disclosed herein. Exemplary embodiments include a network-based method for providing digital media podcasts. The method includes receiving a request to render at least one podcast on a communications device authenticated on an IPTV network, retrieving the at least one podcast from the IPTV network, and providing the at least one podcast to the communications device. | 06-04-2009 |
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20080320530 | Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for delivering video on demand content - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for delivering video on demand media content. The methods comprise receiving a selection of media content for viewing on demand; receiving an input specifying delayed viewing; determining that the media content is to commence before expiration of a predetermined time interval; determining whether or not any inputs from other viewers have been received that also specify delayed viewing of the same media content before expiration of the predetermined time interval; and if no such inputs from other viewers are received, then requesting a plurality of packets from the network, each of the packets bearing a unicast identifier corresponding to the selected media content; otherwise, requesting a plurality of packets from the network, each of the packets bearing a multicast identifier corresponding to the selected media content; receiving the plurality of packets; and delivering the plurality of packets for presentation of the media content. | 12-25-2008 |
20090144237 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED MEDIA SERVICES - Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing personalized media services are provided. A method includes receiving log-in credentials and addressing data for an electronic commerce website and assigning a combined device identifier and personal information number (PIN) code to an account record. The combined device identifier and PIN code uniquely identifies an individual associated with the log-in credentials. The method also includes mapping the combined device identifier and PIN code to the log-in credentials within the account record. In response to receiving a request for information, the method includes searching the electronic commerce website for data matching an element of the request and presenting results of the search to a device associated with the device identifier. | 06-04-2009 |
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 |
20090328104 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR PERSONALIZED CHANNEL SERVICES - Methods, systems, and computer program products for personalized media service. A programming preferences questionnaire is submitted to a user, and selections to the programming preferences questionnaire input by the user are received. Expected satisfaction values to available programs are assigned in accordance with selections input by the user, and programs in accordance with the assigned expected satisfaction values of the programs are selected. A combination of selected programs is provided to the user. | 12-31-2009 |
20100082544 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Restoring Media - Methods, devices, and products restore damaged or corrupt media files. A user's media catalog is received and stored in a database of media catalogs. When restoration is desired, the user's media catalog is retrieved that describes an identity of a media file to be restored. The database of media catalogs is queried for another media catalog that describes the same identity of the media file. A communications address associated with the another media catalog is retrieved. | 04-01-2010 |
20100185613 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TARGETING MEDIA - Methods, devices, and products are disclosed for targeting media. Descriptive information is received that describes media. The descriptive information is compared to a stored set of user-defined criteria. If the descriptive information contains any criterion, then the media is stored in memory, wherein the stored media is targeted to a user's communications device. | 07-22-2010 |
20100214484 | Methods And Systems For Image Processing - Variable video stream delivery tools include methods and systems that detect activation of a zoom command during presentation of a first stream of data to a multimedia device and that supplants a second stream of data having a higher resolution for a zoomed image plane of the first stream of data in order to conserve bandwidth. Further exemplary embodiments detect activation of a rotational command and that refreshes the second stream of data with a zoomed, spherical-panorama presentation. And, further exemplary embodiments enable restoration of the first stream of data. These tools may be utilized during presentation of media content, when the media content is initially ordered, or when future presentation of media content is selected to record. | 08-26-2010 |
20120079520 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR BANDWIDTH CONSERVATION - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for conserving bandwidth. A user's bandwidth consumption is monitored and compared to a threshold value. When the user's bandwidth consumption equals or exceeds the threshold value, then behavior is incentivized that reduces the user's bandwidth consumption. | 03-29-2012 |
20130091096 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND PRODUCTS FOR RECORDING MEDIA - Methods, devices, and products are disclosed for recording media. An input is received via a user interface to record media. An entry is created in a recording schedule to record the media. The recording schedule is sent to a restoration server, such that the recording schedule is mirrored to the restoration server. | 04-11-2013 |
20140181850 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR BANDWIDTH CONSERVATION - Aspects of bandwidth conservation include accumulating, in a memory device, inputs received over time and identifying a historical pattern from the inputs. The historical pattern includes a channel change operation when data streamed over a network and received is a commercial. Aspects also include determining whether a next input is expected for currently streamed data. The determining is in response to the historical pattern and whether the currently streamed data is commercial-free content. Aspects further include predicting that the user is not present at an electronic device if the next input to the user interface is expected and is not received, predicting that the user is present and the next input is not expected if the currently streamed data is the commercial-free content, and conserving bandwidth, with respect to the currently streamed data, in response to predicting that the user is not present at the electronic device. | 06-26-2014 |