Patent ID: 8813166
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for transferring a partially viewed media content file from a digital video recorder to a mobile device, the computer implemented method comprising: receiving, using a processor, from a user, a request to transfer a remaining portion of the partially viewed media content file from the digital video recorder to a non-volatile memory of a mobile device, wherein the remaining portion of a partially viewed media content file comprises less than the entire media content file; displaying, using the processor, a user interface on a display unit associated with the digital video recorder to enable the user to select the mobile device from a plurality of devices pre-configured to receive data from the digital video recorder and further to enable the user to specify a duration of an additional buffer containing a last viewed portion of the partially viewed media content file; determining, using the processor, a current viewing point of the partially viewed media content file; and transferring, using the processor, to the mobile device a partially viewed media content file comprising;