# US 8,782,731 B2 · System, method, and apparatus for providing digital video recorder services on a portable wireless device

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- Number: US 8,782,731 B2
- Document ID: US8782731B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/178,462
- Filed: 2008-07-23
- Published: 2010-01-28
- Granted: 2014-07-15
- Earliest claimed: 2008-07-23
- Assignees: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
- Applicants: Shekhar Gupta; Mike A. Roberts
- Inventors: Shekhar Gupta; Mike A. Roberts
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8782731B2

## CPC

- H04N 21/4147: PVR [Personal Video Recorder] (H04N5/76 takes precedence {; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40})
- H04N 5/76: Television signal recording
- H04N 9/79: Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording
- H04N 9/87: Regeneration of colour television signals (H04N9/80 takes precedence)
- H04N 21/4126: {The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones}
- H04N 21/41407: {embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop (constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57)}
- H04N 21/4325: {by playing back content from the storage medium (reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79)}
- H04N 21/4334: {Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27)}
- H04N 21/4532: {involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)}
- H04N 21/4622: {Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859)}
- H04N 21/47214: {for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market (stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224)}
- H04N 21/482: End-user interface for programme selection
- H04N 21/4821: {using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time}
- H04N 5/782: on tape
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

Methods and apparatus for providing digital video recorder services with a portable wireless device (PWD). The PWD includes at least a transceiver, a processing unit and a memory unit. The transceiver receives a video content signal transmitted from a broadcaster of mobile broadcast digital TV, and an electronic program guide (EPG). The processing unit is in communication with the transceiver and the memory unit and the processing unit: stores the TV programming information on the memory unit; displays, responsive to a first user input, the TV programming information; records on the memory unit, responsive to a second user input, a selected video content signal received by the transceiver; and plays back the selected video content signal, responsive to a third user input, from the memory unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A portable wireless device (PWD) for providing digital video recorder services, said PWD comprising: a transceiver for receiving a video content signal, said video content signal being transmitted from a broadcaster of mobile broadcast digital TV, and an electronic program guide (EPG), said EPG comprising a first data set of TV programming information; a non-removable memory unit; and a processing unit in communication with the non-removable memory unit and transceiver, said processing unit configured to execute instructions to: store the first data set of TV programming information on the non-removable memory unit; responsive to a first user input, display at least a portion of the first data set; responsive to a second user input, record on the non-removable memory unit a selected video content signal received by the transceiver; responsive to a third user input, play back the selected video content signal from the non-removable memory unit; receive a recording schedule from a set-top box; and record video content on the non-removable memory unit in accordance with the recording schedule received from the set-top box;
wherein the processing unit is further configured to obtain a second data set of TV programming information by remotely synchronizing with a digital video recorder configured as a set-top box; wherein the processing unit is further configured to: compare the first data set with the second data set; and responsive to a further user input, display an indication of a difference between the first data set and the second data set; wherein the difference is related to a physical locality of the PWD with respect to the set-top box; wherein the difference is related to a program schedule for mobile broadcast digital TV at the physical locality of the PWD being different from a program schedule at the set-top box.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The PWD of claim 1, wherein the second input by the user comprises programming the processing unit whereby the transceiver receives the selected video content signal on a selected channel at a selected time.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The PWD of claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to record user viewing preferences on the non-removable memory unit.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The PWD of claim 3, wherein the processing unit is further configured to display tailored command menus to the user based on the recorded user viewing preferences.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The PWD of claim 1, wherein the difference is related to a local time at the physical locality of the PWD being different from a local time at the set-top box.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The portable wireless device of claim 1, wherein said processing unit is further configured to record all programming for a particular user-specified sports team.

### Claim 7

A method for providing digital video recorder services, said method comprising: receiving at least one of a video content signal and an electronic program guide (EPG) at a portable wireless device (PWD), said video content signal being transmitted from a broadcaster of mobile broadcast digital TV, said EPG comprising a first data set of TV programming information; storing the TV programming information on the PWD on a non-removable data storage unit of the PWD; in response to a first user input, displaying the TV programming information on the PWD; in response to a second user input, recording a selected video content signal by the PWD on the non-removable data storage unit of the PWD; in response to a third user input, playing back the selected video content signal on the PWD; receiving a recording schedule from a set-top box; and recording video content on the non-removable memory unit in accordance with the recording schedule received from the set-top box;
wherein the processing unit is further configured to obtain a second data set of TV programming information by remotely synchronizing with a digital video recorder configured as a set-top box; wherein the processing unit is further configured to: compare the first data set with the second data set; and responsive to a further user input, display an indication of a difference between the first data set and the second data set; wherein the difference is related to a physical locality of the PWD with respect to the set-top box; wherein the difference is related to a program schedule for mobile broadcast digital TV at the physical locality of the PWD being different from a program schedule at the set-top box.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving the selected video content signal on a selected channel at a selected time by the PWD.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, further comprising recording user viewing preferences.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying tailored command menus to the user based on the recorded user viewing preferences.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The PWD of claim 7, wherein the difference is related to a local time at the physical locality of the PWD being different from a local time at the set-top box.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, further comprising recording all programming for a particular user-specified sports team.