Method and system for content recording and indexing
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, perform operations, comprising;
obtaining future content metadata associated with future content, the future content metadata having been generated in accordance with an instantiation target of a content selection guide, the instantiation target comprising a target display coupled to the device;
accessing programming data associated with the future content;
generating the content selection guide from the programming data associated with the future content;
receiving a pictorial view of the future content;
presenting the content selection guide and the pictorial view of the future content at the target display, wherein the content selection guide and the pictorial view are utilized for a user interface, along with the metadata, to enable playing of the future content;
receiving a search request including a search string;
facilitating a search of the programming data according to the search string;
providing a search result according to the search and including a topic description at the target display, wherein the topic description is visually differentiated from the search string at the target display;
receiving a viewing selection from the topic description and corresponding to a portion of the future content that is listed in the content selection guide, included in the pictorial view, or a combination thereof;
transmitting the viewing selection to a media processing device; and
receiving a ranking of content from the media processing device, wherein the ranking of content is generated according to the viewing selection.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for a control point of initiating actions on a device in a communication network comprising at least two control points both adapted to control said device. Further, the present invention relates to a method for a device of initiating actions on said device in a communication network comprising at least two control points both adapted to control said device. Further, the present invention relates to a control point of initiating actions on a device in a communication network comprising at least two control point both adapted to control said device. Further, the present invention relates to a device in a communication network comprising at least two control points both adapted to control said device based on action requests received from a control point along with control point identification.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, perform operations, comprising; obtaining future content metadata associated with future content, the future content metadata having been generated in accordance with an instantiation target of a content selection guide, the instantiation target comprising a target display coupled to the device; accessing programming data associated with the future content; generating the content selection guide from the programming data associated with the future content; receiving a pictorial view of the future content; presenting the content selection guide and the pictorial view of the future content at the target display, wherein the content selection guide and the pictorial view are utilized for a user interface, along with the metadata, to enable playing of the future content; receiving a search request including a search string; facilitating a search of the programming data according to the search string; providing a search result according to the search and including a topic description at the target display, wherein the topic description is visually differentiated from the search string at the target display; receiving a viewing selection from the topic description and corresponding to a portion of the future content that is listed in the content selection guide, included in the pictorial view, or a combination thereof; transmitting the viewing selection to a media processing device; and receiving a ranking of content from the media processing device, wherein the ranking of content is generated according to the viewing selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a processing system comprising a processor in a remote controller, future content metadata accessed from future content, the future content metadata having been generated in accordance with an instantiation target of a content selection guide, the instantiation target comprising a target display coupled to the processor; accessing, by the processing system, programming data associated with the future content; generating, by the processing system, a content selection guide from the programming data associated with the future content; receiving, by the processing system, a pictorial view of the future content; presenting, by the processing system, the content selection guide and the pictorial view of the future content at the target display, wherein the content selection guide and the pictorial view are utilized for a user interface, along with the metadata, to enable playing of the future content; transmitting, by the processing system, the content selection guide to a media processing device, wherein the media processing device is controlled by the remote controller; receiving, by the processing system, a search request including a search string; facilitating, by the processing system, a search of the programming data according to the search string; providing, by the processing system, a search result according to the search and including a topic description at the target display, wherein the topic description is visually differentiated from the search string at the target display; receiving, by the processing system, a viewing selection from the topic description and corresponding to a portion of the future content that is listed in the content selection guide, included in the pictorial view, or a combination thereof; receiving, by the processing system, a ranking of content from the media processing device; and transmitting, by the processing system, the viewing selection to the media processing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, perform operations comprising:
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obtaining future content metadata accessed from future content, the future content metadata having been generated in accordance with an instantiation target of a content selection guide, the instantiation target comprising a target display coupled to the processor; generating an index of the future content; accessing programming data associated with the future content; generating a content selection guide from the programming data associated with the future content and the index; receiving a pictorial view of the future content; presenting the content selection guide and the pictorial view of the future content at the target display, wherein the content selection guide and the pictorial view are utilized for a user interface, along with the metadata, to enable playing of the future content; receiving a search request including a search string; facilitating a search of the programming data according to the search string; providing a search result according to the search and including a topic description at the target display, wherein the topic description is visually differentiated from the search string at the target display; receiving a viewing selection from the topic description and corresponding to a portion of the future content that is listed in the content selection guide, included in the pictorial view, or a combination thereof; transmitting the viewing selection to a media processing device; and receiving a ranking of content from the media processing device, wherein the ranking of content is generated according to the viewing selection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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