System and method for electronic music video download
First Claim
1. A method for designating a video clip to be downloaded, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a designation signal while a program segment is being output;
determining a video clip corresponding to a portion of said program segment upon receipt of said designation signal; and
downloading said determined video clip.
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Abstract
A set top box includes a designation function that provides a user with the ability to designate and store music video clips that the user is currently viewing while watching a video music channel. The user can instantly select a viewed video for storage in its entirety even after it has begun. The videos may be stored on a hard disk drive of the set top box, and may be indexed or organized by titles, artists, genre, or the like. Additionally, a user may be listening to an audio program on an audio cable channel, a radio channel, a digital or analog stereo (e.g., playback from a CD), and upon selection of a particular song, a corresponding video is downloaded to the user'"'"'s designated set top box.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for designating a video clip to be downloaded, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a designation signal while a program segment is being output;
determining a video clip corresponding to a portion of said program segment upon receipt of said designation signal; and
downloading said determined video clip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for receiving and replaying a video clip, comprising:
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a designation interpreter for receiving a designation signal while a program segment is being output;
a determination device for determining a video clip corresponding to a portion of said program segment upon receipt of said designation signal; and
a receiving device for downloading said determined video clip. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for designating a program segment to be downloaded, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a designation signal while a program segment is being output;
transmitting a request for a video clip corresponding to a portion of said program segment upon receipt of said designation signal; and
downloading said video clip.
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44. An apparatus for receiving and replaying a video clip, comprising:
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a designation interpreter for receiving a designation signal while a program segment is being output;
a transmitting device for transmitting a request for a video clip corresponding to a portion of said program segment upon receipt of said designation signal; and
a receiving device for downloading said video clip. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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45. A set of computer program instructions for designating a video clip to be downloaded, comprising:
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an instruction for receiving a designation signal while a program segment is being output;
an instruction for determining a video clip corresponding to a portion of said program segment upon receipt of said designation signal; and
an instruction for downloading said determined video clip.
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46. A set of computer program instructions for designating a program segment to be downloaded, comprising:
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an instruction for receiving a designation signal while a program segment is being output;
an instruction for transmitting a request for a video clip corresponding to a portion of said program segment upon receipt of said designation signal; and
an instruction for downloading said video clip.
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47. A storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a programmed processor residing in a television set-top box, carry out the steps of:
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receiving a designation signal while a program segment is being output;
determining a video clip corresponding to a portion of said program segment upon receipt of said designation signal; and
downloading said determined video clip.
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48. A storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a programmed processor residing in a television set-top box, carry out the steps of:
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receiving a designation signal while a program segment is being output;
transmitting a request for a video clip corresponding to a portion of said program segment upon receipt of said designation signal; and
downloading said video clip.
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49. A method for designating a video clip to be downloaded, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a designation signal while a broadcast music video segment having an identifier corresponding to a video clip is being output;
obtaining a complete version of said video clip corresponding to said identifier upon receipt of said designation signal; and
downloading said complete version of said video clip.
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51. An apparatus for receiving and replaying a video clip, comprising:
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a designation interpreter for receiving a designation signal while a broadcast music video segment having an identifier corresponding to a video clip is being output;
a device for obtaining a complete version of said video clip corresponding to said identifier upon receipt of said designation signal; and
a receiving device for downloading said complete version of said video clip. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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