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| 20080222045 | System and method of providing media content - A method of providing media content access is disclosed that includes providing a list of available media content to a display device and receiving a selection related to the list of available media content. The method further includes sending data related to the selection to a content source and to an access rule source and receiving media content from the content source based on the selection and an access rule related to the media content from the access rule source. The method also includes applying the access rule to the selected media content, where the access rule defines a restriction to limit access to the media content. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090064238 | SYSTEM FOR MITIGATING SIGNAL INTERRUPTION IN A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a satellite media receiver having a controller adapted to detect a service outage associated with a media program derived from satellite signals supplied to a satellite port of the satellite media receiver, and transmit a request for a portion of the media program for delivery to a broadband port of the satellite media receiver to mitigate the service outage. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090138460 | System and Method of Determining Relationship Information - Systems and methods of determining relationship information are provided. A system may include processing logic and memory accessible to the processing logic. The memory may include instructions executable by the processing logic to access communication data associated with at least one first party. The memory may also include instructions executable by the processing logic to analyze a plurality of communications between the at least one first party and at least one second party to determine relationship information descriptive of a relationship between the at least one first party and the at least one second party. The communication data may include a call log and an email log, and the plurality of communications may include at least one call and at least one email message. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090199234 | SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING MARKETING CONTENT IN A PERSONAL TELEVISION CHANNEL - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to receive media content from a subscriber of a media communication system, receive marketing content from a marketing information source, and present the media content and the marketing content in a personal TV channel. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090210909 | Internet Media Via an Electronic Programming Guide - A set top box includes a processor configured to provide an electronic programming guide to available television programming, and list content available from the Internet within the electronic programming guide. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090293088 | Systems and Methods for Remote Access to Programming Information - A method for remotely accessing selected content can include receiving a list of content separate from a video stream. The list of content can include content previously recorded according to a user-defined recording schedule. The method can further include sending a request for content selected from the list of content, receiving the content through a network, and displaying the content. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100228547 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING DISCUSSION REGARDING MEDIA PROGRAMS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device, such as a set-top box, including a controller to detect a plurality of users engaging in a voice conference to discuss a presentation of a media program, convert speech dialog detected in the voice conference to textual dialog, detect from the textual dialog a behavioral profile of at least one of the plurality of users, and identify at least one of advertisement content and marketable media content based on the behavioral profile of the at least one user. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100251299 | System and Method to Send Information Identifying Reccomended Media Content Items - A method includes accessing an electronic program guide (EPG). The method includes identifying recommended media content items using the EPG and selecting one or more addresses of recipients. The method further includes sending information identifying recommended media content items to the selected addresses. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110119706 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED MEDIA CONSUMPTION - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first set-top-box (STB) of a group of STBs, the first STB having a controller to select via a graphical user interface (GUI) a media program and a second STB of the group of STBs for receiving an invitation to participate in a media session, wherein the media session comprises presentation of the media program, transmit the invitation to the second STB of the group of STBs, wherein information associated with the invitation is visually displayed at a third STB of the group of STBs participating in the media session, and present the media program at the first STB during the media session, wherein the media program is presented at the third STB during the media session. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110131593 | System and Method for Displaying Media Usage - A system for executing a method is disclosed for monitoring video data, the method including but not limited to monitoring end user activity data for media usage for a plurality of end user client devices associated with a designated group of end users in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system; receiving from a first one of the end user client devices, avatar data indicating at least one search criterion within the end user activity data; searching the end user activity data based on the at least one search criterion; and sending to the first one of the end user client devices, search result data from the search based on the at least one search criterion. | 06-02-2011 |
