SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MERGING STREAMING AND STORED CONTENT INFORMATION IN AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE

• US 20020144265A1
• Filed: 03/29/2001
• Published: 10/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Connelly, Jay H.
• Application Number:
  US09/823,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20020144265A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A system and method for merging streaming and stored content information in an electronic program guide. The method includes receiving a plurality of streaming content description data about a plurality of streaming content and receiving a plurality of stored content description data about a plurality of stored content. A program guide is then provided, including at least some of the streaming content description data and at least some of the stored content description data. A system implementing the method may comprise a coordinator to receive a plurality of streaming content description data about a plurality of streaming content and a content manager to provide to the coordinator a plurality of stored content description data about a plurality of stored content. The system and method may be implemented in a computing device having a processor and a machine readable medium.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a plurality of streaming content description data about a plurality of streaming content;

receiving a plurality of stored content description data about a plurality of stored content;

providing a program guide including at least some of the streaming content description data and at least some of the stored content description data.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request to present a selected stored content; and

presenting the selected stored content.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request to provide a plurality of details about a selected stored content; and

presenting the details about the selected stored content.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request to present a selected streaming content; and

presenting the selected streaming content.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request to provide a plurality of details about a selected streaming content; and

presenting the details about the selected streaming content.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein presenting comprises:

decrypting the stored content.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein presenting comprises:

decompressing the stored content.

8. The method of claim 4 wherein presenting comprises:

decrypting the streaming content.

9. The method of claim 4 wherein presenting comprises:

decompressing the streaming content.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a content manager update.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a new content manager.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the coordinator provides a program guide based on the streaming content description data and the stored content description data.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the coordinator invokes the content manager to present a user selected content.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the user selected content is one of the plurality of streaming content or one of the plurality of stored content.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the coordinator comprises:

a presentation component;

a decryption component; and

a decompression component.

17. The system of claim 12 wherein each content manager comprises:

a presentation component;

a decryption component; and

a decompression component.

18. The system of claim 12 wherein the coordinator receives a new content manager.

19. The system of claim 12 wherein the coordinator receives a content manager update.

12. A system comprising:

a coordinator to receive a plurality of streaming content description data about a plurality of streaming content;

at least one content manager to provide to the coordinator a plurality of stored content description data about a plurality of stored content.

20. A computing device comprising a machine readable medium and a processor, the machine readable medium including instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a plurality of streaming content description data about a plurality of streaming content;

receiving a plurality of stored content description data about a plurality of stored content;

providing a program guide including at least some of the streaming content description data and at least some of the stored content description data.

21. The computing device of claim 20 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform further operations comprising:

receiving a request to present a selected stored content; and

presenting the selected stored content.

22. The computing device of claim 20 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform further operations comprising:

receiving a request to provide a plurality of details about a selected stored content; and

presenting the details about the selected stored content.

23. The computing device of claim 20 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform further operations comprising:

receiving a request to present a selected streaming content; and

presenting the selected streaming content.

24. The computing device of claim 20 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform further operations comprising:

receiving a request to provide a plurality of details about a selected streaming content; and

presenting the details about the selected streaming content.