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System and method for providing broadcast programming, a virtual vcr, and a video scrapbook to programming subscribers

  • US 20030226150A1
  • Filed: 07/26/2002
  • Published: 12/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing broadcast programming to subscriber locations, the system comprising:

  • an intermediate video supplier which includes a video buffer and a video server that processes received subscriber requests and retrieves, according to the received subscriber requests, either of currently broadcast programming or broadcast programming previously buffered in the video buffer by the video server;

    the subscriber locations having subscriber location equipment which includes a local control unit that transmits the subscriber requests to the video server via at least one data link and receives, from the video server, either of the currently broadcast programming or the previously buffered broadcast programming for display on a local video display via the at least one data link; and

    at least one video source that transfers the currently broadcast programming to the video server;

    wherein the local control unit is configured to issue a subscriber request to the video server to instruct the video server to retrieve programming that corresponds to a currently viewed program from the video buffer and transfer the corresponding buffered programming to the local control unit for viewing the currently viewed program on a local video display.

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