System and method for distributing network-based personal video
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1. A system for distributing a personal video asset to at least one subscriber via a video network, comprising:
- a server, operative to store the personal video asset, wherein the personal video asset comprises a recording of a broadcast stream of a broadcast asset; and
a personal video service manager, coupled to the video network, operative to store the personal video asset on the server and to facilitate a connection for distributing the personal video asset from the server to the subscriber upon receiving a request from the subscriber to receive the personal video asset.
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Abstract
A personal video service manager can store one or more personal video assets on a server. A personal video asset can comprise a recording of a broadcast stream of a broadcast asset or an asset that has been pre-authored in a personal video asset format. Upon receiving a request from a subscriber to receive the personal video asset, the personal video service manager can facilitate a connection between the server and the subscriber for distributing the personal video asset from the server to the subscriber.
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1. A system for distributing a personal video asset to at least one subscriber via a video network, comprising:
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a server, operative to store the personal video asset, wherein the personal video asset comprises a recording of a broadcast stream of a broadcast asset; and
a personal video service manager, coupled to the video network, operative to store the personal video asset on the server and to facilitate a connection for distributing the personal video asset from the server to the subscriber upon receiving a request from the subscriber to receive the personal video asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for distributing a selected one of a plurality of personal video assets to a subscriber via a video network, comprising:
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a plurality of servers, operative to store the personal video assets, wherein each personal video asset comprises a recording of a broadcast stream of a broadcast asset; and
a personal video service manager, coupled to the video network, operative to manage the personal video assets stored on the servers, and upon receiving a request from the subscriber to receive the selected personal video asset, operative to identify a selected one of the plurality of servers that stores the selected personal video asset and to facilitate a connection between the subscriber and the selected server for distributing the selected personal video asset to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for managing a personal video asset, comprising the steps of:
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recording an identified broadcast asset from a broadcast stream and formatting the recorded broadcast asset as the personal video asset;
storing the formatted personal video asset on a selected one of a plurality of servers; and
facilitating a connection between a subscriber and the selected server upon receiving a request from the subscriber to view the personal video asset. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for managing a plurality of personal video assets, comprising the steps of:
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formatting a recording of a broadcast stream of a broadcast asset as a selected one of the plurality of personal video assets;
receiving a request to view the selected personal video asset;
identifying a server that stores the selected personal video asset; and
facilitating a connection between the server and an entity issuing the request. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for distributing a personal video asset to at least one subscriber via a video network, comprising:
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a server, operative to store the personal video asset, wherein the personal video asset comprises a recording of a broadcast stream of a broadcast asset;
a broadcast segment processor, operative to record the broadcast stream of the broadcast asset and to format the recording as the personal video asset; and
a personal video service manager, coupled to the video network, operative to store the personal video asset on the server and to facilitate a connection for distributing the personal video asset from the server to the subscriber upon receiving a request from the subscriber to receive the personal video asset. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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