Client terminal for storing an initial program segment and appending a remaining program segment to provide a video program on demand
US8769593B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2543
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A client terminal to provide a video program on demand to a client is connected to a video distribution system and a display device. The video distribution system (VDS) broadcasts a video program to the client terminal including an initial program segment (IPS) and a remaining program segment (RPS). The IPS is broadcast during a first broadcast time interval (FBTI) and the RPS is repetetively broadcast during a second broadcast time interval (SBTI). A terminal controller of the client terminal is responsive to a video control program. During the FBTI, the terminal controller records the IPS in a local memory. During the SBTI, the terminal controller selects the video program in response to a user input and displays the recorded IPS. Further, the terminal controller receives the RPS from the VDS and records it in the local memory. After displaying the recorded IPS, the terminal controller displays the recorded RPS.
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