US 2007/0168539 A1 · Systems and methods for managing a status change of a multimedia asset in multimedia delivery systems

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed which detect a change in the status of a multimedia asset in a multimedia delivery system, and take steps to make the multimedia asset available after the status change. The multimedia asset can then be locally recorded on the user's digital video recorder (DVR) before the status changes. Alternatively, the user can be directed to an equivalent asset, for example, video-on-demand (VOD). The user may also receive a notification, which can be displayed on a TV or computer monitor or send to a remote device, for example to a mobile phone as an email or a short message. The user may be able to purchase the asset and/or initiate recording the asset. The status can be, for example, an expiration date of an asset, or a change of the source or format of an asset.

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Dependent claims

A method for managing a status change in a multimedia delivery network, the method comprising:

determining a current status of a multimedia asset, the multimedia asset available from a first source;
gathering information related to a pending change of the current status of the multimedia asset;
checking if a substantially equivalent multimedia asset will be available from an alternative source after the pending change in status occurs;
and
when a substantially equivalent multimedia asset is not available from an alternative source after the pending change in status occurs, applying criteria to decide whether or not to record a copy of the multimedia asset locally before the pending change in status occurs.

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Systems and methods for managing a status change of a multimedia asset in multimedia delivery systems

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Systems and methods for managing a status change of a multimedia asset in multimedia delivery systems

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