| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090031369 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING VIDEO CONTENT FROM AN INTERACTIVE INTERFACE - A system and method for ordering content for a user device includes an ordering interface such as an interactive interface having available content. The interactive interface receives a content selection corresponding to a content from the interactive interface and communicating a customer identifier and a material identification to a transaction system. A content processing system communicates a control word to the user device. A user device receives the content corresponding to the material identification. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090099858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING CONTENT FROM A FIRST DEVICE FOR A SELECTED USER DEVICE THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE INTERFACE - A method and system for ordering content includes a first device having an ordering interactive interface having available content and a first user device identifier and a second user device identifier. The first device forms a content selection corresponding to the on-demand content from the interactive interface and a user device selection corresponding to the first user device or the second user device. The first device communicates the content selection and the user device selection to a content processing system. The content processing system communicates a control word to the user device corresponding to the content selection and the user device selection. A user device receives the content corresponding to the selection in response to the control word and the user device selection. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090099859 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING AND PRIORITIZING THE DOWNLOADING OF CONTENT FROM AN INTERACTIVE INTERFACE - A method and system for ordering content includes a first device having an ordering interactive interface. The first device identifies a user account. The first device forms a content selection corresponding to the on-demand content from the interactive interface and generates a recording priority status. The first device communicates the content selection and the recording priority status to a content processing system. The content processing system forms a queue for the user account, inserts the content selection in the queue in response to the recording priority and communicates a control word to the user device. A user device receives the content corresponding to the selection in response to the control word. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090099912 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIRMING THE DOWNLOAD OF CONTENT AT A USER DEVICE - A system and method includes a first device having an ordering interactive interface having available content. The first device forms a content selection corresponding to the on-demand content from the interactive interface and communicates the content selection to a content processing system. The content processing system communicates a control word to the user device. A user device receives the content corresponding to the selection in response to the control word. The content processing system or the user device generates an email indicative of a completion of storing the content in the user device. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090100065 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUICKLY RECORDING LINEAR CONTENT FROM AN INTERACTIVE INTERFACE - A method and system includes a first device having an ordering interface and forming a recording command comprising a linear channel, a start time, time duration and date. The first device communicates a customer identifier and the recording command to a content processing system corresponding to the linear content. The content processing system forms a control word from the recording command and communicates the control word to a user device. The user device receives the content corresponding to the recording command in response to the control word. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090100477 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING VIDEO CONTENT FROM A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for ordering content includes a mobile device having an ordering interactive interface having available content including linear content and on-demand content. The interactive interface receives a content selection corresponding to the on-demand content from the interactive interface and communicates the selection to a content processing system. The content processing system communicates a control word to the user device. A user device receives the on-demand content corresponding to the selection in response to the control word. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090125950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER DEVICE - A system and method includes a user device having a subscriber activation client application stored therein. The user device prompts entry of an ordering identifier and receives the ordering identifier through a user interface. A subscriber activation system is in communication with the user device through a secure network. The subscriber activation system receives the ordering identifier from the user device. The subscriber activation system verifies the ordering information and generates an activation signal from the order identifier. The subscriber activation system communicates the activation signal to the user device to activate the user device. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100057469 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING CONTENT USING A VOICE MENU SYSTEM - A method and system for ordering content includes a voice menu system and a phone device communicating a phone signal to the voice menu system. The voice menu system determines the phone number associated with the phone device through the phone signal and generates a voice prompt for recording a content selection from the voice menu system. The phone device selects a recording content option. The voice menu system generates prompts for determining a content title. The phone device selects a content title by communicating a selection signal to the voice menu system. The voice menu system enables a content recording at a recording device in response to the selection signal. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100057583 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING VIDEO CONTENT USING A LINK - A method and system for ordering content includes a content processing system and a device in communication with the content ordering system. The device displaying a link corresponding to content and accessing a content ordering system by selecting the link. The content processing system enables a content recording request. A user receiving device receives the content associated with the link in response to the content recording request and stores the content in a memory. | 03-04-2010 |