Method and system for buffered digital entertainment
First Claim
1. A method for improving multimedia programming comprising steps of:
- continuously capturing content data from a plurality of serialized multimedia sources in a central location;
compressing and storing said captured content data in at least one cache in a central location;
allowing a remote viewer to make selections with regard to the content and the manner in which the compressed and stored content data is to be transmitted to said viewer, including time and location;
validating and authorizing viewer access, channel and time indexing selection; and
delivering the selected content data to said viewer, over a bi-directional data network of appropriate bandwidth.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to multimedia, and more specifically, to a system and method of improved television viewing using automatic parallel recording of television channels. The invention continuously captures and records multimedia content for a set of “channels” in a central location, buffering all available channels for a number of days or weeks on a continuous basis. The buffered programming may then be streamed over a network such as the Internet on request, to the viewer'"'"'s premises where it can be viewed on request via an appropriate display device such as a television equipped with an IP-enabled set top box or on a personal computer.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for improving multimedia programming comprising steps of:
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continuously capturing content data from a plurality of serialized multimedia sources in a central location;
compressing and storing said captured content data in at least one cache in a central location;
allowing a remote viewer to make selections with regard to the content and the manner in which the compressed and stored content data is to be transmitted to said viewer, including time and location;
validating and authorizing viewer access, channel and time indexing selection; and
delivering the selected content data to said viewer, over a bi-directional data network of appropriate bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for improving television viewing comprising:
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a media capture subsystem for continuously capturing content data from a plurality of serialized multimedia sources;
a subsystem for compressing and storing said captured content data in at least one central cache;
a subsystem allowing a remote viewer to make selections with regard to the content and the manner in which the compressed and stored content data is to be transmitted to said viewer, including time and location;
a multimedia delivery subsystem for delivering the selected content data to said viewer, over a bi-directional data network of appropriate bandwidth; and
a management sub-system for client validation, service verification, channel and time indexing selection, and system maintenance and administration functionality. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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