High-level menu display of purchased content using existing bandwidth
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1. A method, comprising:
- retrieving purchased content information from a client device, the purchased content information relating to one or more items of purchased content;
displaying one or more viewing parameters taken from the purchased content information in a broadcast system high-level menu display;
updating the purchased content information from a remote purchased content information on a content server when the client accesses the content server for a purpose other than updating the purchased content information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for displaying purchased content information in a high-level menu display of a server-client broadcast system. Purchased content information is stored locally and is changed according to viewing parameters. The menu display reflects the current purchased content information. When the client accesses the server for other purposes, purchased content information is exchanged between the client and the server. Accordingly, only existing bandwidth is utilized and no additional load is placed on the system as a result of maintaining purchased content information in a high-level menu.
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1. A method, comprising:
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retrieving purchased content information from a client device, the purchased content information relating to one or more items of purchased content;
displaying one or more viewing parameters taken from the purchased content information in a broadcast system high-level menu display;
updating the purchased content information from a remote purchased content information on a content server when the client accesses the content server for a purpose other than updating the purchased content information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A client device, comprising:
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memory;
audio/video output means for transmitting audio and/or video data to one or more display devices;
a menu application configured to generate a top-level menu display associated with a content broadcasting system;
local purchased content information stored in the memory, the purchased content information including one or more viewing parameters and/or other data related to each of one or more purchased content programs;
means for accessing a content server; and
wherein the local purchased content information is updated from remote purchased content information stored at the content server whenever the content server is accessed for a purpose other than updating the local purchased content information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A top-level menu display, comprising:
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a purchased content display configured to identify one or more purchased content programs that have been purchased from a content provider and to display one or more viewing parameters for each purchased content program on a top-level menu display associated with the content provider; and
wherein the top-level menu display is updated with information retrieved from a content server when a client accesses the content server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. One or more computer-readable media containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform the following steps:
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storing, on a client device, one or more program viewing parameters about one or more purchased content programs available in a content broadcasting system;
displaying one or more of the program viewing parameters on a top-level menu display associated with the content broadcasting system; and
updating the one or more program viewing parameters when the client device accesses a content server in the content broadcasting system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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