Multimedia on demand for use in a near on demand environment
First Claim
1. A method for providing multimedia presentations on demand in a near on demand environment, comprising:
- pre-recording a beginning segment for each one of a set of multimedia presentations which are broadcast with a periodic interval, each said beginning segment having a duration at least as long as said periodic interval; and
, responsive to a user request for performance of a selected one of said multimedia presentations;
a) commencing playback of a beginning segment corresponding to said selected one of said multimedia presentations;
b) commencing recording of said selected one of said multimedia presentations for which broadcast has already begun; and
, c) switching said playback of said beginning segment to playback said recording of said selected one of said multimedia presentations when program content of said beginning segment corresponds with program content of said selected one of multimedia presentations contained in said recording.
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Abstract
A method and a system for providing multimedia on demand in a near multimedia on demand environment. Beginning segments for each of a set of multimedia presentations which are broadcast at a periodic interval are pre-recorded onto subscriber multimedia systems. Each of the beginning segments are at least as long as the periodic interval. Responsive to a user request for performance of a selected one of the multimedia presentations, playback of a corresponding beginning segment is commenced, recording of a corresponding multimedia presentation for which broadcast has already begun is commenced, and playback is switched from the beginning segment to the recording of the broadcast presentation when the playback content of the beginning segment correlates with content in the recording of the broadcast presentation.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing multimedia presentations on demand in a near on demand environment, comprising:
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pre-recording a beginning segment for each one of a set of multimedia presentations which are broadcast with a periodic interval, each said beginning segment having a duration at least as long as said periodic interval; and
,responsive to a user request for performance of a selected one of said multimedia presentations;
a) commencing playback of a beginning segment corresponding to said selected one of said multimedia presentations;
b) commencing recording of said selected one of said multimedia presentations for which broadcast has already begun; and
,c) switching said playback of said beginning segment to playback said recording of said selected one of said multimedia presentations when program content of said beginning segment corresponds with program content of said selected one of multimedia presentations contained in said recording. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing multimedia presentations on demand in a near on demand environment, comprising:
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a multimedia recorder configured for pre-recording a beginning segment for each of a set of multimedia presentations which are broadcast at a periodic interval, each said beginning segment having a duration at least as long as said periodic interval; and
,a multimedia system controller operatively communicating with said multimedia recorder and causing said multimedia recorder to;
a) commence playback of a beginning segment corresponding to a selected one of said multimedia presentations;
b) commence recording of said selected one of said multimedia presentations for which broadcast has already begun; and
,c) to switch from said playback of said one of said beginning segments to playback of a recorded portion of said selected one of said multimedia presentations when said playback program content of said one of said beginning segments correlates to playback program content of said selected multimedia presentation contained in said recorded portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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