Storage-type receiving device
First Claim
1. A storage-type receiving device comprising:
- a receiving part for receiving a content being transmitted;
a storage part for storing a content;
a control part; and
a restoring part for restoring the content received with the receiving part and/or the content stored in the storage part in accordance with control of the control part;
wherein the control part at least controls the restoring part, and the control part comprises a storage control portion for controlling the restoring part so that the restoring part previously reads out part of each content in a plurality of contents alone as a partial content and outputs the partial content to the storage part, and a playback control portion which reads out the partial content stored in the storage part and playback and outputs the partial content.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a user-friendly system to both a viewer(s) and a content provider(s), for distributing partial contents. A receiving part 20 receives a desired transport stream and outputs it to a restoring part 22. The restoring part 22 selects a desired service within the transport stream and restores its content. A storing control portion 28 automatically stores preview programs of pay-per-view-contents into a storage part 32 independent of a command from a user. A playback control portion 30 reads out a preview program stored in the storage part 32 in accordance with a command from a user, and the preview thus read out is provided to restoring part 22 for restoration.
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44 Claims
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1. A storage-type receiving device comprising:
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a receiving part for receiving a content being transmitted;
a storage part for storing a content;
a control part; and
a restoring part for restoring the content received with the receiving part and/or the content stored in the storage part in accordance with control of the control part;
wherein the control part at least controls the restoring part, and the control part comprises a storage control portion for controlling the restoring part so that the restoring part previously reads out part of each content in a plurality of contents alone as a partial content and outputs the partial content to the storage part, and a playback control portion which reads out the partial content stored in the storage part and playback and outputs the partial content. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40)
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2. A storage control device, performs control for storing a content received with a receiving part into a storage part, for reading out the content stored in the storage part, for playback the content stored in the storage part, and for outputting the content, the device comprising:
a control part including a storage control portion for controlling the restoring part so that the restoring part reads out a part of each content in a plurality of contents alone as a partial contents and outputs the partial content to the storage part, and a playback control portion which reads out the partial content stored in the storage part at request and playback and outputs the partial content.
- 3. A program for controlling a receiving device, which receives a content being transmitted and stores the content, and restores and outputs the stored content, the program further realizes the function of a control part including a storage control portion for controlling so that the restoring part reads out part of each content in a plurality of contents alone as a partial content and outputs the partial content, and a playback control portion which reads out the partial content and playback and outputs the partial content.
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36. A receiving device capable of viewing a part of a content as a partial content, the device comprising:
a control part conducts one of recording history of viewing the partial contents and of viewing the content, and outputting the history to outside thereof.
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37. A receiving device which receives and stores a content being transmitted, and restores the stored content and outputs the restored content, the device comprising:
a control part which controls so that one of recording a condition for storing the partial content specified by a user and outputting such a condition to outside thereof is conducted while selectively storing a partial content having a condition comply with a condition provided by a user.
- 41. A method of displaying an electronic program guide on a receiving device, the method comprising a step of indicating a display by which a program is pre-viewable to each of pay programs.
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43. A receiving method comprising the steps of:
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previously storing preview of a content transmitted by a transmission device into a receiving device, and reproducing the stored preview whenever a playback of preview is required.
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44. A method for managing content broadcasting, the method comprising the steps of:
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at a receiving device;
previously storing transmitted by a transmission device into preview of a content, determining whether or not a pay-per-view content is currently on-aired in accordance with information on programs at when a user provides a command for subscription according to the stored preview, and transmitting to the transmission device the subscription command of the pay-per-view content when the content is not on-aired, at the transmission device;
receiving commands for subscription from a plurality of receiving devices, and determining whether or not rerun of the pre-per-view content is carried out according to the number of the subscription commands.
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