System and method for recording and time-shifting programming in a television distribution system using policies
US8789128B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8355
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to store a policy specifying at least one rule relating to recording, storage or delivery of broadcast programming to a consumer of such programming, and to record, store or deliver broadcast programming in response to at least one of the rules in the policy. According to another example embodiment, a method and system provide for a subscriber requesting that at least one broadcast television program be saved for the subscriber upstream from the subscriber in a television distribution system, and further that the at least one program offered to the subscriber for saving is determined based on a policy established for the at least program. According to another example embodiment a system provides at least one computing device including a computer program to control the recording or delivery of at least one broadcast television program in accordance with a policy established to control the recording or delivery of the broadcast television program.
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