System and method for recording and distributing media content
US9918036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/835
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a digital video recording (DVR) system having a controller to record video content supplied by an interactive television (iTV) communication system as directed by a plurality of users of the iTV communication system, receive from a communication device of one of the plurality of users a request for a portion of the recorded video content, identify a need to transcode the requested portion of the recorded video content according to one or more operating characteristics of the communication device, transcode the requested portion of the recorded video content to conform with the one or more operating characteristics of the communication device, and transmit to the communication device the transcoded video content. The DVR system can be located outside of the premises of each of the plurality of users. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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