Patent ID: 8037155
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A personal video library system, comprising: a) a personal video depot (PVD) wherein said PVD comprises b) said content capture function provides capability to ingest video content comprising: iv) a video purchased from a server; c) wherein said user of the PVD registered with said server selects a title of a video from a menu of the server to be purchased, downloaded and stored in said nonvolatile storage of the PVD, whereby communications between the server and the PVD through a network interface port of the capture content function; d) whereupon authentication of the user ID, the rights verification and assignment performed on the video content stored in the nonvolatile storage with the video; e) after which the user selects said video content to be displayed on a TV screen, connected to the TV interface, from amongst a listing of previously stored video content within said nonvolatile storage; and f) subsequent viewing of each video stored in said PVD with the rights verification and assignment requires said ID authentication of the user.