Patent ID: 8719885
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A media device comprising: a first interface coupled to an antenna that is configured to receive a program content stream that is being broadcast in a signal from a satellite that has received the program content stream from a media transmit facility, wherein the program content stream includes at least one program of interest; a processor system, a second interface configured to establish a backchannel to communicatively couple the media device to a program content device via the backchannel, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor system and communicatively coupled to at least the first interface, and configured to store a continuing portion of the program of interest that becomes available from the program content stream in the signal received from the satellite after conclusion of the qualifying event, wherein the processor system is further configured to process the received continuing portion of the program of interest for communication to the media presentation device, and is further configured to retrieve and process the stored remaining duration of the program of interest after the conclusion of the qualifying event.