Process of providing content component displays with a digital video recorder

• US 20060291506A1
• Filed: 06/23/2005
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Charles Cain
• Original Assignee: David Charles Cain
• Inventors: Cain, David Charles
• Application Number:
  US11/159,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20060291506A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/486
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2547 Third Party Billing, e.g. billing of advertiser
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25883 being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4623 Processing of entitlement messages, e.g. ECM [Entitlement Control Message] or EMM [Entitlement Management Message] arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services H04H60/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand

Abstract

A process of providing a content display signal including display components may be performed by receiving input indicating display components and receiving input indicating content. A composite signal is generated including indicated display components and indicated content. The composite signal is provided to a display device.

Claims

1. A process of providing a content display signal including display components comprises the steps of:

receiving input indicating display components;

receiving input indicating content;

generating a composite signal including indicated display components and indicated content;

providing said composite signal to a display device.