Method and apparatus for acquiring program information
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- storing, by a first user device, content received from a second user device, the content being previously provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the second user device;
receiving, by the first user device from the second user device, transmission data that describes the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device without identifying a title of the content, wherein program data that describes the content and identifies the title of the content is not made available to the first user device by the second user device;
sending, by the first user device to a server, a request for the program data that describes the content, wherein the request comprises the transmission data that describes the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device without identifying the title of the content; and
responsive to the request, receiving, by the first user device, the program data that identifies the title of the content, wherein the program data is identified using the transmission data that is specific to the previous transmission of the content.
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Abstract
A method receives, by a first user device, content from a second user device. The content was previously provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the second user device. The method receives, by the first user device from the second user device, transmission data indicative of the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device. The method sends, by the first user device to a server, a request for program data associated with the content. Responsive to the request, the method receives, by the first user device, the program data that identifies a title of the content. The program data is identified using the transmission data that is specific to the previous transmission of the content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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storing, by a first user device, content received from a second user device, the content being previously provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the second user device; receiving, by the first user device from the second user device, transmission data that describes the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device without identifying a title of the content, wherein program data that describes the content and identifies the title of the content is not made available to the first user device by the second user device; sending, by the first user device to a server, a request for the program data that describes the content, wherein the request comprises the transmission data that describes the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device without identifying the title of the content; and responsive to the request, receiving, by the first user device, the program data that identifies the title of the content, wherein the program data is identified using the transmission data that is specific to the previous transmission of the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instruction that, responsive to execution by a processor, cause the processor to:
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store, by the processor of a first user device, content received from a second user device, the content being previously provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the second user device; receive, by the first user device from the second user device, transmission data that describes the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device without identifying a title of the content, wherein program data that describes the content and identifies the title of the content is not made available to the first user device by the second user device; send, by the first user device to a server, a request for the program data that describes the content, wherein the request comprises the transmission data that describes the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device without identifying the title of the content; and responsive to the request, receive, by the first user device, the program data that identifies the title of the content, wherein the program data is identified using the transmission data is specific to the previous transmission of the content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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a memory; and a processor, coupled to the memory, to; storing, by the processor of a first user device, content received from a second user device, the content being previously provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the second user device; receiving, by the first user device from the second user device, transmission data that describes the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device without identifying a title of the content, wherein program data that describes the content and identifies the title of the content is not made available to the first user device by the second user device; sending, by the first user device to a server, a request for the program data that describes the content, wherein the request comprises the transmission data that describes the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device without identifying the title of the content; and responsive to the request, receiving, by the first user device, the program data that identifies the title of the content, wherein the program data is identified using the transmission data that is specific to the previous transmission of the content. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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