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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 22:11:01+00:00

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This application claims benefit as a Continuation of application Ser. No. 10/220,558, filed Aug. 29, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,908,635 the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, under 35 U.S.C. §120. Application Ser. No. 10/220,558 is a national phase application of PCT/US01/06313 filed on Feb. 27, 2001, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Appln. Ser. No. 60/186,551 filed on Mar. 2, 2000. The applicant(s) hereby rescind any disclaimer of claim scope in the parent application(s) or the prosecution history thereof and advise the USPTO that the claims in this application may be broader than any claim in the parent application(s).
in response to receiving the user input, transmit an instruction to the digital video recorder to record the selected multimedia program, wherein the digital video recorder, in response to receiving the instruction, accesses a first portion of the selected multimedia program from a content source via the Internet and allows the user to view and perform trick-play operations on the first portion of the selected multimedia program while a second portion of the selected multimedia program is being accessed and stored by the selected digital video recorder.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the server validates that the user is authorized to program the selected at least one digital video recorder before instructing the selected at least one digital video recorder to record the selected multimedia program.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital video recorder is a first digital video recorder, and the content source is a second digital video recorder.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital video recorder is configured to record multimedia programs from one or more broadcast sources using one or more tuners.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface displays a program guide to the user and allows the user to select a multimedia program from the program guide for recording.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the server stores recording instructions for each user's registered digital video recorders in an event list.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the server retrieves an event list and sends information in said event list to a specific digital video recorder.
in response to receiving the instruction at the digital video recorder, accessing a first portion of the selected multimedia program from a content source via the Internet and allowing the user to view and perform trick-play operations on the first portion of the selected multimedia program while a second portion of the selected multimedia program is being accessed and stored by the digital video recorder.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the digital video recorder is a first digital video recorder, and the content source is a second digital video recorder.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the digital video recorder is configured to record multimedia programs from one or more broadcast sources using one or more tuners.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the user interface displays a program guide to the user and allows the user to select a program from the program guide for recording.
retrieving, by the server, an event list and sending information in said event list to a specific digital video recorder.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the digital video recorder is a first digital video recorder, and the content source is a second digital video recorder.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the selected at least one digital video recorder also records multimedia programs from one or more broadcast sources using one or more tuners.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the user interface displays a program guide to the user and allows the user to select a program from the program guide for recording.
in response to receiving the instruction, access a first portion of the selected multimedia program from a content source via the Internet and allowing a user to view and perform trick-play operations on the first portion of the selected multimedia program while a second portion of the selected multimedia program is being accessed and stored by the digital video recorder.
23. The system of claim 22, wherein the mobile device is a personal digital assistant.
24. The system of claim 22, wherein the mobile device displays a user interface to the user that allows the user to select the digital video recorder.
25. The system of claim 22, wherein the digital video recorder is a first digital video recorder, and the content source is a second digital video recorder.
26. The system of claim 22, wherein the digital video recorder is configured to record multimedia programs from one or more broadcast sources using one or more tuners.
27. The system of claim 22, wherein the digital video recorder is among a plurality of digital video recorders accessible over a network.
28. The system of claim 22, wherein the user interface displays a program guide to the user and allows the user to select a multimedia program for recording by the digital video recorder from the program guide.
29. The system of claim 22, wherein the mobile device communicates, via the Internet, with a server that collects events for the digital video recorder.
in response to receiving the instruction at the digital video recorder, accessing a first portion of the selected multimedia program from a content source via the Internet and allowing the user to view and perform trick play operations on the first portion of the selected program while a second portion of the selected multimedia program is being accessed and stored by the selected at least one digital video recorder.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein the mobile device is a personal digital assistant.
32. The method of claim 30, wherein the digital video recorder is a first digital video recorder, and the content source is a second digital video recorder.
33. The method of claim 30, wherein the digital video recorder is configured to record multimedia programs from one or more broadcast sources using one or more tuners.
34. The method of claim 30, wherein the digital video recorder is among a plurality of digital video recorders accessible over a network.
35. The method of claim 30, wherein the multimedia recording user interface displays a program guide to the user and allows the user to select a multimedia program for recording by the digital video recorder from the program guide.
36. The method of claim 30, wherein the mobile device communicates, via the Internet, with a server that collects events for the digital video recorder.
38. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the mobile device is a personal digital assistant.
39. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the digital video recorder is a first digital video recorder, and the content source is a second digital video recorder.
40. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the digital video recorder is configured to record multimedia programs from one or more broadcast sources using one or more tuners.
41. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the digital video recorder is among a plurality of digital video recorders accessible over a network.
42. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the multimedia recording user interface displays a program guide to the user and allows the user to select a multimedia program for recording by the digital video recorder from the program guide.
43. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the mobile device communicates, via the Internet, with a server that collects events for the digital video recorder.
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