Methods and apparatus supporting access to stored data
US7293066B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0603
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing device, such as a television set top box, receives user-selected content data from a remote source over a network in response to user initiated content selection information. The data processing device stores the user-selected content data (e.g., readable or playable content data such as movies, text, audio, etc.) in an appropriate storage location of the data processing device. The data processing device enables a user to access only a portion of the user-selected content data stored therein. If the user forgoes a right to selectively retrieve certain content data, the data processing device enables user access to other user-selected content data in the storage location. Thus, if a user experiences a “change in heart,” the user may forgo a right to play back certain content data for a right to selectively retrieve different portions of user-selected content data in the data processing device.
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