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Patent US7065778 - Method and system for providing media from remote locations to a viewer - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsOne embodiment of the present invention enables a user to utilize a personalized video recorder (PVR) to order and receive specific television shows that are unavailable from his or her television content provider. Specifically, the PVR is coupled to the Internet such that it can receive an electronic...http://www.google.com/patents/US7065778?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7065778 - Method and system for providing media from remote locations to a viewerAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7065778 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/865,970Publication dateJun 20, 2006Filing dateMay 25, 2001Priority dateMay 25, 2001Fee statusPaidPublication number09865970, 865970, US 7065778 B1, US 7065778B1, US-B1-7065778, US7065778 B1, US7065778B1InventorsBin LuOriginal AssigneeEnreach Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (8), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (144), Classifications (20), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and system for providing media from remote locations to a viewer
US 7065778 B1Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention enables a user to utilize a personalized video recorder (PVR) to order and receive specific television shows that are unavailable from his or her television content provider. Specifically, the PVR is coupled to the Internet such that it can receive an electronic programming guide (EPG) containing worldwide television programming from an EPG server computer. The PVR user utilizes the EPG to request delivery of a specific television show that is typically unavailable to him or her. Upon reception of the request, the EPG server computer locates via the Internet a PVR situated within a broadcast region of the requested television show. Next, the EPG server computer programs the PVR to record the requested television show when it is broadcast. Once the PVR records the television show, it is transmitted to the EPG server computer which transmits it to the requesting PVR.
The present invention relates to the field of television programming distribution. More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of utilizing personalized video recorders and other similar types of devices to distribute television programming.
Modern research and technology have provided society with a wide variety of electronic devices. It is appreciated that some of these modern electronic devices are very powerful and useful to their users. For example, some of the electronic devices which fall into this category include: computers which occupy large office space down to computers which are held in one's hand, satellites which orbit around earth relaying a multitude of communication signals, global positioning system (GPS) devices capable of determining the specific locations of their users on the earth, cellular phones which enable their users to communicate wirelessly with other people, to name a few. Additionally, it should be appreciated that some modern electronic devices also provide entertainment to their users. For instance, some of the electronic devices which fall into this category include: portable and fixed radio receivers which provide their users music along with a wide array of different audio programming, video game consoles which challenge their users with varying situations within different virtual realities, portable and fixed compact disc (CD) players which provide music to their users, and portable and fixed televisions which provide a wide variety of visual and audio programming to their users.
Accordingly, a need exists for a method and system which enables television viewers to receive desired television programming which is broadcast in remote locations throughout the world. The present invention provides a method and system which accomplishes the above mentioned need.
It should be borne in mind, however, that all of these terms are to be interpreted as referencing physical manipulations and quantities and are merely convenient labels and are to be interpreted further in view of terms commonly used in the art. Unless specifically stated otherwise as apparent from the following discussions, it is understood that throughout discussions of the present invention, discussions utilizing terms such as “determining” or “outputting” or “transmitting” or “recording” or “locating” or “storing” or “displaying” or “receiving” or “recognizing” or “utilizing” or “generating” or “providing” or the like, refer to the action and processes of a computer system, or similar electronic computing device, that manipulates and transforms data. The data is represented as physical (electronic) quantities within the computer system's registers and memories and is transformed into other data similarly represented as physical quantities within the computer system memories or registers or other such information storage, transmission, or display devices.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of an exemplary computer system 100 used in accordance with the present invention. It should be appreciated that system 100 is not strictly limited to be a computer system. As such, system 100 of the present embodiment is well suited to be any type of computing device (e.g., server computer, portable computing device, etc.). Within the following discussions of the present invention, certain processes and steps are discussed that are realized, in one embodiment, as a series of instructions (e.g., software program) that reside within computer readable memory units of computer system 100 and executed by a processor(s) of system 100. When executed, the instructions cause computer 100 to perform specific actions and exhibit specific behavior which is described in detail below.
Exemplary Networks in Accordance with the Present Invention
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary network 300 used in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. For example, the present embodiment enables a user to utilize personalized video recorder (PVR) 200 to order and receive specific television shows that are unavailable from his or her television content provider (e.g., television head-end 306). Specifically, personalized video recorder 200 is coupled to the Internet 302 such that it can receive an electronic programming guide (EPG) containing worldwide television programming from an EPG server computer 304. The user of personalized video recorder 200 utilizes the EPG to request delivery of a specific television show that may not be available to him or her. Upon reception of the request from personalized video recorder 200, EPG server computer 304 locates via Internet 302 one or more personalized video recorders (e.g., 200A and/or 200B) situated within a broadcast region of the requested television show. Subsequently, EPG server computer 304 programs one or more personalized video recorders (e.g., 200A and/or 200B) to record the requested television show when it is broadcast by a television content provider (e.g., television head-end 308). Once the personalized video recorders (e.g., 200A and 200B) record the television show, one or more of the personalized video recorders may transmit it to EPG server computer 304 which then transmits it to the requesting personalized video recorder 200. In this manner, the present embodiment enables personalized video recorder 200 to order and receive specific television shows that are unavailable from its television content provider (e.g., 306).
Exemplary Operations in Accordance with the Present Invention
FIG. 5 is a flowchart 500 of steps performed in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention for enabling a personalized video recorder (e.g., 200) to receive specific television shows from one or more remote personalized video recorders (e.g., 200A and 200B). Flowchart 500 includes processes of the present invention which, in one embodiment, are carried out by processors and electrical components under the control of computer readable and computer executable instructions. The computer readable and computer executable instructions reside, for example, in data storage features such as computer usable volatile memory 104 and/or computer usable non-volatile memory 106 of FIG. 1. However, the computer readable and computer executable instructions may reside in any type of computer readable medium. Although specific steps are disclosed in flowchart 500, such steps are exemplary. That is, the present invention is well suited to performing various other steps or variations of the steps recited in FIG. 5. Within the present embodiment, it should be appreciated that the steps of flowchart 500 may be performed by software or hardware or any combination of software and hardware.
At step 612 of FIG. 6A, if one or more television shows matches the submitted television show search topic, the present embodiment causes server computer 304 to transmit the television show search results to personalized video recorder 200. In step 614, the present embodiment causes personalized video recorder 200 to request delivery of one of the search result television shows provided by server computer 304. Upon completion of step 614, the present embodiment proceeds to step 504 of FIG. 6B. It is understood that steps 504–522 of FIG. 6B are similar to steps 504–522 of FIG. 5 described above. Furthermore, it is appreciated that flowchart 600 of FIG. 6A and 6B may be modified such that the present embodiment may cause server computer 304 to utilize two or more personalized video recorders (e.g., 200A and 200B) to record the requested television show when it is transmitted by a television content provider (e.g., television head-end 308).
It should be appreciated that flowchart 700 is described in conjunction with FIG. 3 in order to more fully describe the operation of the present embodiment. Furthermore, it is understood that steps 502–516, 520 and 522 of FIGS. 7A and 7B are similar to steps 502–516, 520 and 522 of FIG. 5 described above. However, once step 516 of FIG. 7A is completed, the present embodiment proceeds to step 702 of FIG. 7B. At step 702, the present embodiment causes the personalized video recorder (e.g., 200A or 200B) to transmit a notification to server computer 304 that the requested television show has been recorded. In step 704, once server computer 304 receives the notification, the present embodiment subsequently causes server computer 304 to transmit instructions to the personalized video recorder (e.g., 200A or 200B) directing it to transmit the recorded television show to server computer 304. At step 706, once the personalized video recorder (e.g., 200A or 200B) receives the transmit instructions, the present embodiment causes the personalized video recorder to transmit the recorded television show to server computer 304. In step 708, once server computer 304 receives the recorded television show, the present embodiment causes server computer 304 to transmit the recorded television show to personalized video recorder 200. Once step 708 is completed, the present embodiment proceeds to step 520.
It should be appreciated that flowchart 800 is described in conjunction with FIG. 4 in order to more fully describe the operation of the present embodiment. Furthermore, it is understood that steps 502–516, 520 and 522 of FIGS. 8A and 8B are similar to steps 502–516, 520 and 522 of FIG. 5 described above. However, once step 516 of FIG. 8A is completed, the present embodiment proceeds to step 802 of FIG. 8A. At step 802, the present embodiment causes the personalized video recorder (e.g., 200A or 200B) to transmit the recorded television show to a cache server computer (e.g., 402). In step 804, once cache server 402 receives the recorded television show, the present embodiment causes cache server 402 to store the recorded television show. Within the present embodiment, it is appreciated that cache server 402 may utilize one or more of its memory units (e.g., 104, 106, and 118) to store the recorded television show.
At step 806 of FIG. 8B, the present embodiment causes cache server 402 to transmit a copy of the recorded television show to personalized video recorder 200. Once step 806 is completed, the present embodiment proceeds to step 520. Once steps 520 and 522 are completed, the present embodiment proceeds to step 808. In step 808, the present embodiment determines whether server computer 304 has received a delivery request for the recorded television show from a device (e.g., personalized video recorder 200C). If the present embodiment determines that server computer 304 has not received a delivery request for the recorded television show at step 808, the present embodiment proceeds to the beginning of step 808. However, if the present embodiment determines that server computer 304 has received a delivery request for the recorded television show at step 808, the present embodiment proceeds to step 810. At step 810, the present embodiment causes server computer 304 to transmit instructions to cache server 402. One of the purposes of the instructions of step 810 is to cause cache server 402 to transmit a copy of the recorded television show to the requesting device (e.g., personalized video recorder 200C). In this manner, a database of “unavailable” recorded television shows may be created in order to satisfy television show delivery requests.
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