DVD MULTI-ROOM PLAYBACK AFTER HEADEND CONVERSATION

• US 20070079341A1
• Filed: 11/18/2005
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Magnolia Licensing LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta Incorporated (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wall, William, Russ, Samuel
• Application Number:
  US11/164,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20070079341A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/89
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42646 for reading from or writing on a non-volatile solid state storage medium, e.g. DVD, CD-ROM
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43622 Interfacing an external recording device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6334 for authorisation, e.g. by transmitting a key wireless communications network key management H04W12/04; wireless communications network access security H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8355 involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/1675 Providing digital key or authorisation information for generation or regeneration of the scrambling sequence pseudo-random number generators in general G06F7/58

Abstract

DVD multi-room playback after headend conversation. The DVD content is saved to a hard drive of a primary device in a networked multi-room system. While the content is being saved to the hard drive, the headend is contacted to secure permissions, pay royalties, etc. for the copyrighted material. The movie saved on the primary device can then be retrieved by any of the remote devices by accessing the program guide or the recorded programs list.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining permission to transmit a prerecorded presentation from a DVD over a networked multi-room system (NMS), said method comprising the steps of:

contacting a headend from the NMS to secure permission for use of said prerecorded presentation; and

in response to securing permission, transmitting at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation stored on a storage device of a primary set-top box to one or more other set-top boxes.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation while contacting said headend.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation prior to contacting said headend.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation after securing permission to use said prerecorded presentation.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of limiting the number of times said prerecorded presentation stored on said storage device can be played to said one or more other set-top boxes.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of restricting the amount of time said prerecorded presentation stored on said storage device is available to be played to one or more other said set-top boxes.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting step is initiated once contact is made with said headend.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said contacting step comprises said primary set-top box with said storage device contacting said headend to secure permission for said one or more other set-top boxes to receive at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation stored on said storage device of said primary set-top box.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said contacting step further comprises one of said other set-top boxes requesting said primary set-top box to contact said headend to request permission for said primary set-top box to transmit said prerecorded presentation stored on said primary set-top box to one of said other set-top boxes.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of contacting the headend to secure additional permission to re-transmit said prerecorded presentation to one of said other set-top boxes.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of contacting the headend to secure additional permission to re-record at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation to said storage device.

12. A method for obtaining permission to transmit a prerecorded presentation from a DVD to a portable device, said method comprising the steps of:

contacting a headend from a networked multi-room system (NMS) to secure permission for use of said prerecorded presentation; and

in response to securing permission, transmitting at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation stored on a storage device of a set-top box of said NMS to said portable device.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of storing at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation while contacting said headend.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of storing at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation prior to contacting said headend.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of storing at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation after securing permission to use said prerecorded presentation.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of limiting the number of times said prerecorded presentation stored on said storage device can be played to said portable device.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of restricting the amount of time said prerecorded presentation stored on said storage device is available to be saved to said portable device.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein said transmitting step is initiated once contact is made with said headend.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein said contacting step comprises a primary set-top box with said storage device contacting said headend to secure permission for said portable device to receive at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation stored on said storage device.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of contacting the headend to secure additional permission to re-transmit said prerecorded presentation to said portable device.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of contacting the headend to secure additional permission to re-record at least a portion of said prerecorded presentation to said storage device.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein one or more remote set-top devices in said NMS requests a primary set-top box to download said prerecorded presentation to said portable device.

23. The method of claim 12, wherein said portable device requests to download said prerecorded presentation via a primary set-top box of said NMS contacting said headend.