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Systems and methods for providing transport control

a technology of transport control and interface, applied in the field of interactive television application, can solve the problems of content to be recorded, content currently being recorded, and the interface provided to users of personal video recorders that does not provide sufficient information about recorded content, so as to achieve more informed and efficient viewing and recording

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-28
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES
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"The present invention provides an interface that allows for more informed and efficient viewing and recording of television content. The interface includes a transport control bar that provides information and control for video programming. The bar can indicate the duration of a currently broadcasting program or a previously recorded program, and can also show the current action status of the program. The interface can also allow the user to record non-contiguous segments of a program and adjust the start and end times based on changes in the program's running time. The interface can display different modes based on the user's needs, and can also allow the user to pause and resume live video of a program. The invention distinguishes between the visual appearance of the buffer region that designates automatically recorded content and the visual appearance of the region that designates content that is being recorded at the user's request. Overall, the invention improves the user experience and makes it easier to view and record television content."

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However, the interfaces that are provided to users of personal video recorders fall short of providing sufficient information about recorded content, content currently being recorded, and content to be recorded.

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[0062] An illustrative interactive television system 10 in accordance with the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. Content such as television programming and digital music may be provided from programming sources 12 to television distribution facilities such as television distribution facility 14 using communications path 16. Programming sources 12 may be any suitable sources of television and music programming, such as television and music production studios, etc.

[0063] Television distribution facility 14 may be a cable system headend, a satellite television distribution facility, a television broadcast facility, or any other suitable facility for distributing television and music programming to users. There are typically numerous television distribution facilities 14 in system 10, but only one is shown in FIG. 1 to avoid overcomplicating the drawings.

[0064] Communications path 16 may be a satellite path, a fiber-optic path, a cable path, or any other suitable wired or wireless...

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Abstract

A transport control interface may be provided by an interactive television program guide application to provide information, control or both for live and recorded video programming. The transport control interface may indicate to the user the time duration of a live or recorded program and any time segments of the program that have been recorded. The transport control interface may automatically adjust the start and end time shown to accommodate various factors such as continuous viewing on a particular channel, multiple recorded segments, buffer size, etc. Various information associated with the live or recorded video programming may be displayed in the transport control interface.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60 / 456,080, filed Mar. 18, 2003.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to an interactive television application, and more particularly, the present invention relates to an interactive television application that provides a transport control interface when television content is being recorded or viewed. [0003] Interactive television systems are well known. Such systems provide a multitude of services and features, including video-on-demand services, television program listings, web-browsing services, games, home shopping services, among others. Another service that has recently grown in popularity includes the use of a personal video recorder device, which allows users to digitally store television video content on a hard disk drive. [0004] One of the most popular brands of personal video recorders is TiVo®. TiVo® typically comes preinstalled with firmware that provides an ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G11B27/034G11B27/10G11B27/34H04N5/76H04N7/16
CPCG11B27/034G11B27/105G11B27/34G11B2220/20H04N5/44513H04N5/44543H04N21/84H04N7/17318H04N21/4312H04N21/4314H04N21/4333H04N21/47214H04N21/4821H04N5/76H04N21/47H04N21/4334
Inventor GAYDOU, DANNY R.REICHARDT, M. SCOTTELLIS, MICHAEL D.DAY, THOMAS
Owner UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES
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