Patent ID: 8006262

Claim:
A system comprising: a digital home communication terminal (DHCT) configured to receive media content from a remote location over a network, the DHCT comprising: a hard disk drive; a memory having application software; and a processor configured with the application software to provide a first graphics user interface (GUI) comprising download options for the reception of purchasable and recordable media (PRM) content and a second GUI comprising plural media content choices for which the download options do and do not pertain, the PRM content comprising content that is purchased one-time for indefinite use, the processor further configured with the application software to request from the remote location a download of a first PRM content to the hard disk drive, the first PRM content selected by a user from the second GUI, the download independent of a playback rate for the first PRM content, the first GUI comprising plural user-selectable download durations for the first PRM content, wherein the first GUI comprises a download option list, the download option list comprising a selectable first option to download the first PRM content immediately and a selectable second option to delay the download of the first PRM content according to a first duration, wherein the first GUI further comprises a price window having a monetary value that varies depending on which of the selectable first or second options of the download option list is selected, the price window comprising a field within the first GUI.