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Apparatus and method for storing and providing a portion of media content to a communication device

US8634704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2009
Grant dateJan 21, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4333
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mobile device having a controller to present media content provided by an interactive television (iTV) network, select a function during presentation of the media content to store at least a remaining portion of the media content, wherein the function is selected when the presentation of the media content is to be interrupted, store the media content in a memory location of the mobile device, select the function to retrieve the remaining portion of the media content from the memory location, and present the remaining portion of the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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