Video insertion when content is not available
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1. A method comprising:
- determining whether a portion of each of a plurality of content items is available for output by a client; and
generating an EPG for output by the client, wherein;
the EPG includes a plurality of cells;
each said cell describes a respective said content item; and
the EPG is configured based on the determining such that when the portion of the respective said content item is available, the EPG includes the portion when output, and otherwise the EPG includes a video insertion when output that does not include the portion.
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Abstract
Video insertion is described for unavailable content. In an implementation, a method includes determining whether a portion of each of a plurality of content items is available for output by a client and generating an EPG for output by the client. The EPG includes a plurality of cells, each of which describes a respective one of the content items. The EPG is configured based on the determining such that when the portion of the respective content item is available, the EPG includes the portion when output, and otherwise the EPG includes a video insertion when output that does not include the portion.
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43 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining whether a portion of each of a plurality of content items is available for output by a client; and
generating an EPG for output by the client, wherein;
the EPG includes a plurality of cells;
each said cell describes a respective said content item; and
the EPG is configured based on the determining such that when the portion of the respective said content item is available, the EPG includes the portion when output, and otherwise the EPG includes a video insertion when output that does not include the portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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selecting a video insertion for inclusion in an output of an EPG by a client, wherein;
the EPG includes a plurality of cells that describe a respective plurality of content items;
a first said cell describes a first said content item that has a portion thereof that is available for output in the EPG;
a second said cell describes a second said content item that does not have a portion thereof that is available for output in the EPG; and
the video insertion is selected for output in the EPG and in conjunction with the second said cell; and
configuring the EPG for output. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving an input for selecting at least one of a plurality of cells of an EPG that is output by a client, wherein each said cell describes a respective one of a plurality of content; and
when a portion of said content that corresponds to the selected cell is available to the client, outputting the portion of said content in a segment of the EPG, and otherwise, outputting a video insertion in the segment of the EPG. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. In a client configured for receiving content for output, wherein access to the content is controlled according to a conditional access right, a method comprising:
when the conditional access right for accessing the content has not been obtained by the client;
outputting a portion of the content; and
after the outputting of the portion of the content, outputting a video insertion that is displayable in conjunction with a function for obtaining the conditional access right. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A client comprising:
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means for interfacing with a network to receive a plurality of content items;
means for outputting; and
means for maintaining an electronic program guide (EPG) for output via the output means, the EPG having;
a plurality of means for describing a respective one said content item; and
a means for;
displaying a portion of said content when the portion is available for inclusion in the EPG; and
displaying a video insertion when the portion of said content is not available for inclusion in the EPG. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A head end comprising:
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a plurality of video insertions;
EPG data describing a plurality of content; and
means for;
selecting one of the plurality of video insertions for one or more content items that does not have a portion which is available for output by a client; and
generating an EPG from the EPG data for output by the client, wherein the EPG includes;
a plurality of cells, wherein each said cell describes a respective one said content item; and
a segment that is configured such that when the portion is available, the segment includes the portion when the EPG is output, and otherwise the segment includes the selected video insertion when the EPG is output. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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