Method and apparatus for combining broadcast schedules and content on a digital broadcast-enabled client platform
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- acquiring network service information regarding broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system over a predetermined period of time;
creating a composite content list including meta-data describing service provider content available from a service provider system and the broadcast service content to be broadcast by the broadcast service system;
rating the service provider and broadcast service content, described by the composite content list; and
broadcasting a broadcast schedule for a selected portion of the broadcast service content to the one or more client systems in response to the received ratings, prior to broadcast by the broadcast service system, thereby enabling the one or more client systems to store one or more content data files from the selected portion of the broadcast service content.
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Abstract
§A service provider broadcast system and method are described. The method includes acquiring network service information regarding broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system over a predetermined period. Using the network service information, a composite content list is created, including meta-data describing service provider content available from the service provider system and the broadcast service content. The composite content listed is broadcast to client systems, which in turn, provide ratings for the service provider and broadcast service content described by the composite content list. Using the received ratings, the service provider system selects a portion of the broadcast service content and generates a broadcast schedule for the selected content. The broadcast schedule is then broadcast to the client systems to enable the client systems to store one or more of the content data files from the selected portion of the broadcast service content.
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30 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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acquiring network service information regarding broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system over a predetermined period of time;
creating a composite content list including meta-data describing service provider content available from a service provider system and the broadcast service content to be broadcast by the broadcast service system;
rating the service provider and broadcast service content, described by the composite content list; and
broadcasting a broadcast schedule for a selected portion of the broadcast service content to the one or more client systems in response to the received ratings, prior to broadcast by the broadcast service system, thereby enabling the one or more client systems to store one or more content data files from the selected portion of the broadcast service content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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rating, in response to a content rating table, at least one content data file from service provider content available from a service provider system and broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system, as described by a composite content list, the content rating table generated responsive to a user;
receiving a broadcast schedule for a selected portion of the broadcast service content broadcast by the broadcast service system; and
when content data files from the selected portion of the broadcast service content are available, based on the broadcast schedule, storing one or more of the content data files based on the content rating table. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor having circuitry to execute instructions;
a communications interface coupled to the processor, the communications interface to broadcast data to one or more client systems, and to receive data from the one or more client systems;
a storage device coupled to the processor, having sequences of instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to;
acquire network service information regarding broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system over a predetermined period of time, create a composite content list including meta-data describing service provider content available from a service provider system and the broadcast service content to be broadcast by the broadcast service system, broadcast the composite content list to one or more client systems, rate the service provider and broadcast service content described by the composite content list, and broadcast a broadcast schedule for a selected portion of the broadcast service content to the one or more client systems in response to the received ratings, prior to broadcast by the broadcast service, to enable the one or more client systems to store one or more content data files from the selected portion of the broadcast service content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor having circuitry to execute instructions;
a communications interface coupled to the processor, the communications interface to receive data broadcast from a service provider system, and to transmit data to the service provider system;
a storage device coupled to the processor, having sequences of instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to;
rate, in response to a content rating table, at least one content data file from service provider content available from the service provider system and the broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system, as described by a composite content list, the content rating table generated responsive to a user, receive a broadcast schedule for a selected portion of the broadcast service content broadcast by the broadcast service system, and when content data files from the selected portion of the broadcast service content are available based on the broadcast service broadcast schedule, store one or more of the content data files based on the content rating table. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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acquire network service information regarding broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system over a predetermined period of time;
create a composite content list including meta-data describing service provider content available from a service provider system and the broadcast service content to be broadcast by the broadcast service system;
rate the service provider and broadcast service content, described by the composite content list; and
broadcast a broadcast schedule for a selected portion of the broadcast service content to the one or more client systems in response to the received ratings, prior to broadcast by the broadcast service system, thereby enabling the one or more client systems to store one or more content data files from the selected portion of broadcast service content. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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rate, in response to a content rating table, at least one content data file from service provider content available from a service provider system and the broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system, as described by a composite content list, the content rating table generated responsive to a user;
receive a broadcast schedule for a selected portion of the broadcast service content broadcast by the broadcast service system; and
when content data files from the selected portion of the broadcast service content are available, based on the broadcast schedule, store one or more of the content data files based on the content rating table. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A system, comprising:
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a service provider broadcast server; and
one or more client systems coupled to the service provider broadcast server, wherein the one or more client systems rate, in response to a content rating table, one or more content data files described by a composite content list, the content rating table generated responsive to content data files previously accessed and the composite content list including meta-data describing service provider content available from a service provider system and broadcast service content to be broadcast by a broadcast service system, wherein the one or more client systems transmit, to the service provider broadcast server, the ratings of the content data files from the composite content list, wherein the service provider system selects a portion of the content data files from the service provider content and the broadcast service content in response to the ratings received from the one or more client systems, wherein the service provider system further broadcasts a broadcast schedule for the selected portion of the broadcast service content to the one or more client systems, prior to broadcast by the broadcast service system, to enable the one or more client systems to store one or more content data files from the selected portion of broadcast service content, and wherein the service provider broadcast server further broadcasts the selected portion of the service provider content to the one or more client systems. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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