Method and apparatus for secure transfer of previously broadcasted content
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1. A method for providing secure transfer of previously broadcast content comprising:
- receiving, at a service provider, a request from a digital video recorder (DVR) to retrieve previously broadcasted content;
validating the request at the service provider;
determining that the requested previously broadcasted content is located on one or more devices;
creating a pool of devices based on information regarding the one or more devices;
and initiating, at the service provider, a transfer of the previously broadcasted content from one or more devices in the pool of devices to the DVR.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for secure transfer of previously broadcasted content enables the secure transfer of previously broadcasted content between DVRs on a computer network.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for providing secure transfer of previously broadcast content comprising:
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receiving, at a service provider, a request from a digital video recorder (DVR) to retrieve previously broadcasted content;
validating the request at the service provider;
determining that the requested previously broadcasted content is located on one or more devices;
creating a pool of devices based on information regarding the one or more devices;
and initiating, at the service provider, a transfer of the previously broadcasted content from one or more devices in the pool of devices to the DVR. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing secure transfer of previously broadcasted content, comprising:
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a digital video recorder (DVR);
a service provider;
a computer network coupled to the DVR and the service provider;
wherein the DVR communicates with the service provider to request previously broadcasted content;
wherein the service provider authorizes the request for previously broadcasted content from the DVR;
wherein the service provider generates a device pool comprising one or more devices coupled to the computer network that have the requested previously broadcasted content stored locally; and
wherein the service provider initiates a transfer of the previously broadcasted content from one or more devices in the device pool to the DVR.
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14. An apparatus for providing secure transfer of previously broadcast content comprising:
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a module for receiving, at a service provider, a request from a digital video recorder (DVR) to retrieve previously broadcasted content;
a module for validating the request at the service provider;
a module for determining that the requested previously broadcasted content is located on one or more devices;
a module for creating a pool of devices based on information regarding the one or more devices; and
a module for initiating, at the service provider, a iransfer of the previously broadcasted content from one or more devices in the pool of devices to the DVR. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for providing secure transfer and playback of multimedia content, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
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receiving, at a service provider, a request from a digital video recorder (DVR) to retrieve previously broadcasted content;
validating the request at the service provider;
determining that the requested previously broadcasted content is located on one or more devices;
creating a pool of devices based on information regarding the one or more devices;
and initiating, at the service provider, a transfer of the previously broadcasted content from one or more devices in the pool of devices to the DVR. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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