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US 2007/0186242 A1Published application
Personal content recorder suggestion and subscription
OwnerJames Price, Franklyn Nelsoninventors
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Abstract
An advantageous system, apparatus, and method for publishing and subscribing to viewer supplied suggestions for programming are provided allowing for personalized suggestions from individual sources. Advantageously, the present invention allows for the automated recording of favorite programming of friends, family, coworkers, peers, and select others.
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A recording device, comprising:
- a processor configured to provide a list of suggested programming;
- a user interface for selecting programming from the list to be published;
- and
- a transmitter for transmitting the selected programming to a sharing server for publication.
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A recording device, comprising:
- means for providing a list of suggested programming;
- means for selecting at least a part of the list to be published;
- and
- means for transmitting the selected part of the list to a server for publication.
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A subscriber device, comprising:
- a processor configured to provide a list of suggested programming from a recording device;
- a user interface for selecting programming from the list for subscription;
- and
- a transmitter for transmitting the selected programming to a server for subscription.
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A subscriber device, comprising:
- means for providing a list of suggested programming from a recording device;
- means for choosing programming from the list for subscription;
- and
- means for transmitting the choice of selected programming to a server for subscription.
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A sharing server, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a list of suggested programming from a recording device;
- a transmitter for sending the list of suggested programming to a subscriber processor;
- and
- a processor for directing the flow of the list of suggested programming from the recording device to the subscriber processor.
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A method for managing personal lists of suggested programming, the method comprising:
- providing a list of suggested programming from a recording device;
- and
- sending the list of suggested programming to a subscriber processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.