Patent ID: 8010987
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: G11B,H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting a video and/or audio sequence to a target device based on a selection of a streamed broadcast program, the streamed broadcast program being broadcast to a user for being rendered on a display, the selection being selected from the streamed broadcast program by the user pressing a key on a keypad of a user selection unit, the selection being made by the user at a selection time substantially when the selection is rendered on the display, the method comprising: receiving an indication signal which enables identification of the selection based on the selection time at which the selection was selected; computing the selection time when the user pressed the key on the keypad; then identifying the selection based on the computed selection time when the user pressed the key on the keypad with respect to rendering progress of the streamed broadcast program on the display, wherein the identifying includes identifying the selection based on the indication signal; and then transmitting the video and/or audio sequence based on the selection of the streamed broadcast program to at least one of an external device and an external medium; wherein the receiving, the identifying and the transmitting are performed at a Headend.