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Method and apparatus for acquiring program information

  • US 10,459,879 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2018
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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