Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090135757 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF WIRELESSLY RETRIEVING LOST CONTENT SEGMENTS OF BROADCASTED PROGRAMMING AT A MOBILE USER DEVICE FROM ANOTHER MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system includes a network having a plurality of nodes including a first mobile user device at a first node. The network also includes a second node. The system also includes a first mobile user device storing content in a memory, determining a lost content segment exists, generating a request for the lost content segment at the first mobile user device, communicating the request for the lost content to a second node of the network, receiving the lost segment from the second node and storing the lost content segment in the memory of the user device. | 05-28-2009 |
20090254599 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SHARING CONTENT FROM A MEMORY OF A FIRST RECEIVING UNIT WITH A SECOND RECEIVING UNIT THROUGH A NETWORK - A method and system for providing content includes a network having a plurality of receiving units. The system further includes a first receiving unit of the plurality of receiving units that has a first memory storing content therein. The first receiving unit forms a first content list of content stored within the first memory. A second receiving unit receives the first content list from the first receiving unit through the network. The second receiving unit generates a content selection from the first content list and communicates the content selection to the first receiving unit through the network. The first receiving unit communicates content corresponding to the content selection to the second receiving unit through the network. | 10-08-2009 |
20090254600 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING IDLE RECEIVING UNIT RESOURCES FOR RECEIVING CONTENT AND COMMUNICATING THE CONTENT TO OTHER RECEIVING UNITS IN THE NETWORK - A method and system for providing content includes a network having a plurality of receiving units. The system further includes a first receiving unit of the plurality of receiving units that forms a recording request, when the first receiving unit includes unavailable resources and communicates the recording request through the network. A second receiving unit receives the request and stores content in a second memory corresponding to the request and communicates the content to the first receiving unit. | 10-08-2009 |
20090254949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ARBITRATING RECORDING REQUESTS FROM MULTIPLE RECEIVING UNITS IN A NETWORK TO RECEIVE THE SAME CONTENT - A method and system for providing content includes a network having a plurality of receiving units generating a plurality of recording or tuning requests for content and communicating the recording or tuning requests through the network. The system includes a first receiving unit of the plurality of receiving units that is selected by the network to receive content corresponding to the request and stream the content to the network. A second receiving unit receives the content from the network. | 10-08-2009 |
20090254951 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING MULTIPLE RECEIVING UNITS IN A NETWORK TO RECORD THE SAME CONTENT WHILE MINIMIZING NETWORK RESOURCE USE - A method and system for providing content includes a network having a plurality of receiving units generating a plurality of recording requests for content and communicating the recording requests through the network. The system also includes a first receiving unit of the plurality of receiving units that is selected by the network to record content corresponding to the request in a first memory and storing the content in a first memory of the first receiving unit. The network communicates a do-not record signal to the plurality of receiving units except the first receiving unit. A second receiving unit of the plurality of receiving units forms a selection for the content and communicating the selection to the first receiving unit. The first receiving unit streams the content to the second receiving unit through the network. The second receiving unit displays the content on a display associated with the second receiving unit. | 10-08-2009 |
20090257732 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF EXTENDING RECORDING TIME FOR A RUN-OVER PROGRAM - A system and method of extending a recording time of a recording event within a receiving device is set forth. The receiving device includes a memory and a controller. The controller generates a recording event request for content having a start time and a first end time and begins to store content in a memory of the first receiving unit starting at the start time. The controller reviews a program associated characteristic of the content when the end time is reached and when the program associated characteristic corresponds to the content, changes the first end time to second end time later than the first end time. | 10-15-2009 |
20090282449 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERFACING CONTENT BETWEEN DEVICES - A communication interface device and method for operating the same includes a communication module receiving a request for a content list from a first user device and a list module generating a content list. The communication module communicates the content list device to the first user device and receives a content selection from the user device. A control module initiates a transfer of content corresponding to the content selection from a content storage device. The communication module receives the content at the communication interface device from the content storage device and communicates the content to the first user device. | 11-12-2009 |
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 |
20110213858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING IDLE RECEIVING UNIT RESOURCES FOR RECEIVING CONTENT AND COMMUNICATING THE CONTENT TO OTHER RECEIVING UNITS IN THE NETWORK - A method and system for providing content includes a network having a plurality of receiving units. The system further includes a first receiving unit of the plurality of receiving units that forms a recording request, when the first receiving unit includes unavailable resources and communicates the recording request through the network. A second receiving unit receives the request and stores content in a second memory corresponding to the request and communicates the content to the first receiving unit. | 09-01-2011 |