Patent ID: 8813166

Claim:
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; a last viewed portion of the partially viewed media content file, the last viewed portion having a specified duration selected by the user using the user interface; and the remaining portion of the partially viewed media content file starting from the current viewing point, wherein the last viewed portion is appended to the remaining portion of the media content file, and the data transferred comprises less than the entire media content file.