Retrospective television viewing
First Claim
1. A method for recording a television broadcast, comprising:
- generating a record of the television broadcast;
while viewing the television broadcast, operating a television remote control to select from the record a retrospective section of the record; and
storing the retrospective section in the television remote control.
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Abstract
The invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for recording a television broadcast, and a retrospective section of the record. These enable a television viewer to use a television control to select and store a retrospective section of a recorded television channel, while watching the channel. The retrospective section typically comprises a section of the channel that has just been watched by the viewer, so that an immediate replay of the retrospective section corresponds to an “instant” replay. An example method includes the steps of generating a record of the television broadcast, and operating a television remote control to select from the record, while viewing the television broadcast, a retrospective section of the record. The method further may include storing the retrospective section in the television remote control.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for recording a television broadcast, comprising:
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generating a record of the television broadcast;
while viewing the television broadcast, operating a television remote control to select from the record a retrospective section of the record; and
storing the retrospective section in the television remote control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 20)
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5. A method for recording a television broadcast, comprising:
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generating a record of the television broadcast at a retrospective viewing provider;
operating a television remote control to communicate over a network with the provider so as to select from the record, while viewing the television broadcast on a television remote from the provider, a retrospective section of the record; and
operating the television remote control to transfer from the provider to a receiver at least one of a pointer to the retrospective section and the retrospective section. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for recording a television broadcast, comprising:
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generating a record of the television broadcast; and
operating a television remote control to select from the record, while viewing the television broadcast, a retrospective section of the record and to relay, via a first memory comprised in the remote control, the retrospective section to a second memory separate from the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A television remote control, comprising:
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a memory;
a wireless communication interface, for communicating with television equipment;
a user interface, which enables a viewer of a broadcast displayed by the television equipment to control functions of the remote control and of the television equipment via the communication interface; and
a controller, which is adapted, under control of the viewer via the user interface, to select a retrospective section of the television broadcast, to receive the retrospective section from the television equipment over the wireless communication interface, and to store the retrospective section in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. Television apparatus, comprising:
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a television monitor which displays a television broadcast;
a digital video recorder which records the broadcast;
a television remote control comprising a memory, the remote control communicating with the DVR and the monitor via a wireless communication interface, and being adapted to select a retrospective section of the television broadcast, to receive the retrospective section from the DVR over the wireless communication interface, and to store the retrospective section in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer software product for recording a television broadcast, comprising a computer-readable medium having computer program instructions recorded therein, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to:
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generate a record of the television broadcast at a retrospective viewing provider, select, in response to an indication generated with a television control by a viewer of the broadcast displayed on a television and communicated over a network to the provider, a retrospective section of the record, and transfer from the provider to a receiver, in response to the indication at least one of;
a pointer to the retrospective section, and the retrospective section. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for recording a television broadcast, comprising:
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generating a record of the television broadcast in television equipment; and
operating a television remote control to select from the record, while viewing the television broadcast on the television equipment, a retrospective section of the record, and to convey at least one of the retrospective section and a pointer to the retrospective section, to a receiver separate from the remote control and the television equipment.
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Specification