Method of Sharing Personal Media Using a Digital Recorder
OwnerMatt Arnold, James M. Bartoninventors
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sharing personal media using a digital recorder allows multimedia devices to view content stored on a DVR across a network. The DVR records video content from broadcast signals and records video content downloaded via the Internet.
Claims51
A method for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
- receiving, by a multimedia device, a user command to view a video content stored on a DVR, the multimedia device in communication with the DVR, the multimedia device is in communication with at least one input tuner for receiving broadcast signals;
- in response to the user command, transferring the video content stored on the DVR to the multimedia device;
- sending, by the multimedia device, the video content for display to a user.
An apparatus for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
- a multimedia device, the multimedia device is in communication with at least one input tuner for receiving broadcast signals;
- a user command receiving subsystem, at the multimedia device, that receives a user command to view a video content stored on a DVR, the multimedia device in communication with the DVR;
- a video content transfer subsystem, at the multimedia device, that, in response to the user command, transfers the video content stored on the DVR to the multimedia device;
- a video content display subsystem, at the multimedia device, that sends the video content for display to a user.
A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
- receiving, by a multimedia device, a user command to view a video content stored on a DVR, the multimedia device in communication with the DVR, the multimedia device is in communication with at least one input tuner for receiving broadcast signals;
- in response to the user command, transferring the video content stored on the DVR to the multimedia device;
- sending, by the multimedia device, the video content for display to a user.
A method for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
- receiving, by a multimedia device, a user command to view a video content stored on a DVR, the multimedia device in communication with the DVR, an input section of the multimedia device is connected to an output section of the DVR;
- in response to the user command, transferring the video content stored on the DVR to the multimedia device, the video content received via the input section of the multimedia device that is connected to the output section of the DVR;
- sending, by the multimedia device, the video content for display to a user, the sending step sends the video content for display to the user as the video content is being transferred from the DVR to the multimedia device.
An apparatus for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
- a multimedia device, the multimedia device in communication with a DVR, an input section of the multimedia device is connected to an output section of the DVR;
- a user command receiving subsystem, at the multimedia device, that receives a user command to view a video content stored on a DVR;
- a video content transfer subsystem, at the multimedia device, that, in response to the user command, transfers the video content stored on the DVR to the multimedia device, the video content received via the input section of the multimedia device that is connected to the output section of the DVR;
- a video content display subsystem, at the multimedia device, that sends the video content for display to a user, the video content display subsystem sends the video content for display to the user as the video content is being transferred from the DVR to the multimedia device.
A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
- receiving, by a multimedia device, a user command to view a video content stored on a DVR, the multimedia device in communication with the DVR, an input section of the multimedia device is connected to an output section of the DVR;
- in response to the user command, transferring the video content stored on the DVR to the multimedia device, the video content received via the input section of the multimedia device that is connected to the output section of the DVR;
- sending, by the multimedia device, the video content for display to a user, the sending step sends the video content for display to the user as the video content is being transferred from the DVR to the multimedia device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.