Patent ID: 8375408

Claim:
A receiver/decoder comprising: a receiver for receiving content prior to commencement of a defined period of availability of said content to a user; a memory for storing said content and for deleting a stored item of content upon expiry of the defined period of availability of the stored item to the user; and a processor for enabling the user to access the stored content upon request following commencement of said defined period of availability and for generating a display of guide data associated with forthcoming content to enable a user to select content for storage by the receiver/decoder upon receipt thereof, wherein said guide data comprises an indication of the defined period of availability of the content to the user, the defined period of availability having a start date and an end date, wherein the processor is further configured to: charge a user's account upon playback of, or access to, said stored item of content, compile data relating to content stored in the memory over a period of time, and to communicate said compiled data to a communications server, and generate an alert when the memory has insufficient storage capacity for storing received content, and wherein the receiver/decoder receives, from a transmitter configured to transmit, the guide data relating to a plurality of items of content, and each of said plurality of items of content relating to which said guide data relates.