Audio and video program purchasing
OwnerRichard J. Gocinventor
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Abstract
Methods, computer readable media, and system embodiments are provided for purchasing audio and video programs. A method embodiment includes receiving program content transmitted from a content provider network to a subscriber station, the subscriber station including an output device. The method includes outputting the transmitted program content via the output device, the program content being output corresponding to a portion of a particular program, wherein the portion of the particular program is selected from the group including a portion of an audio program and a portion of a video program. The method includes, while the program content is being output, purchasing the particular program by providing a user input to a subscriber device of the subscriber station.
Claims20
A method for purchasing audio and video programs, comprising:
- receiving program content transmitted from a content provider network to a subscriber station, the subscriber station including an output device;
- outputting the transmitted program content via the output device, the program content being output corresponding to a portion of a particular program, the portion of the particular program being selected from the group of:
- a portion of an audio program;
- and
- a portion of a video program;
- while the program content is being output, purchasing the particular program by providing a user input to a subscriber device of the subscriber station.
A computer readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon that can be executed by a computing device to perform a method, comprising:
- receiving transmitted program content and identification data related thereto from a content provider network to a home subscriber station;
- playing the received program content on an output device, the playing program content corresponding to a particular program, the particular program being selected from the group of:
- an audio program;
- and
- a video program;
- while the program content is playing, storing identification data relating to the particular program on a home subscriber device of the subscriber station in response to a first user input;
- and
- purchasing the particular program by providing a second user input to the home subscriber device.
A system for purchasing audio and video programs, comprising:
- a content provider network for transmitting audio and video program content to a subscriber station, wherein the content provider network includes:
- a provider device including a number of content programs stored on a memory thereof;
- and
- a subscriber management database including account information associated with a number of subscribers;
- an output device for outputting program content transmitted to the subscriber station from the content provider network;
- and
- a recording device coupled to the output device, the recording device having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions stored thereon that can be executed by the processor to perform a method that includes allowing a user to purchase a particular program by providing an input to the subscriber station while a portion of the particular program is being output by the output device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.