Patent ID: 9594482
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: displaying first video content on a first display associated with a set top box, said first video content having a first content identifier associated therewith, said first content identifier corresponding to a non-streamable broadcast format; forming a transfer signal at a first device by generating a gesture or selecting a selector at a user interface at the first device; determining, at the set top box, a resume point, said resume point corresponding to a playback position of the first video content being displayed at about a time of generating the transfer signal; communicating the resume point from the set top box to the first device; forming, at the first device, a query command signal comprising the first content identifier in response to the transfer signal; communicating the query command signal from the first device to a program guide web service separate from the first device and the set top box; receiving, at the first device, an asset data signal comprising at least a second content identifier of a second video content corresponding to a streamable format of the first video content from the program guide web service in response to the query command signal, said second content identifier related to the first content identifier; requesting the second video content based on the second content identifier and the resume point; and displaying the second video content on a second display.