System and method for accessing electronic program guide information and media content from multiple locations using mobile devices
First Claim
1. A system for accessing media content, the system comprising:
- digital media having a first digital media file and a second digital media file wherein the first digital media file has first metadata corresponding to a first location wherein the second digital media file has second metadata corresponding to a second location wherein the second location is remote with respect to the first location;
a server storing the digital media wherein the server stores a first list of digital media and a second list of digital media wherein the first list of digital media indicates that the first digital media file is accessible at the first location wherein the second list of digital media indicates that the second digital media file is accessible at the second location;
a first terminal electrically connected to the server via a communication network wherein the first terminal accesses and communicates with the server via the communication network wherein the first terminal is movable between the first location and the second location; and
a locating device electrically connected to the server wherein the server determines whether the first terminal is positioned at the first location or the second location via the locating device wherein the server transmits the first list of digital media to the first terminal which is located at the first location wherein the server transmits the second list of digital media to the first terminal which is located at the second location wherein the first terminal accesses the first digital media file from the server via the first list of digital media wherein the first terminal accesses the second digital media file from the server via the second list of digital media.
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Abstract
A system and a method for accessing an electronic program guide (EPG) and media content from multiple locations using mobile devices. The media content is available from a content provider via a first network. The system and the method have a first terminal that may be located in a first location or in a second location. The terminal displays, accesses and/or connects to EPG for identifying and/or for accessing the media content. The first location or the second location of the first terminal is identified and/or is determined by the EPG and/or a second terminal in communication with the first terminal and/or the EPG. The first terminal accesses the EPG to identify a first list of media content or a second list of media content which may be consumed by the first terminal in the first location or the second location, respectively. The media content is restricted and/or is supplemented based on the first location or the second location of the first terminal. The first terminal consumes media content from the first list or the second list of media content in the first location or the second location, respectively.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for accessing media content, the system comprising:
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digital media having a first digital media file and a second digital media file wherein the first digital media file has first metadata corresponding to a first location wherein the second digital media file has second metadata corresponding to a second location wherein the second location is remote with respect to the first location;
a server storing the digital media wherein the server stores a first list of digital media and a second list of digital media wherein the first list of digital media indicates that the first digital media file is accessible at the first location wherein the second list of digital media indicates that the second digital media file is accessible at the second location;
a first terminal electrically connected to the server via a communication network wherein the first terminal accesses and communicates with the server via the communication network wherein the first terminal is movable between the first location and the second location; and
a locating device electrically connected to the server wherein the server determines whether the first terminal is positioned at the first location or the second location via the locating device wherein the server transmits the first list of digital media to the first terminal which is located at the first location wherein the server transmits the second list of digital media to the first terminal which is located at the second location wherein the first terminal accesses the first digital media file from the server via the first list of digital media wherein the first terminal accesses the second digital media file from the server via the second list of digital media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for accessing electronic program guide information and media content from multiple locations, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first terminal having database wherein the first terminal stores multimedia having a first digital media file and a second digital media file wherein the first digital media file is encoded in a first format and a second format wherein the first format is a different format than the second format wherein the first digital media file encoded in the first format and the second digital media file have first metadata corresponding to a first location wherein the first digital media file encoded in the second format has second metadata corresponding to a second location;
connecting a second terminal to the first terminal via a communication network wherein the second terminal is in communication with the first terminal via the communication network wherein the second terminal is positioned in a third location with respect to the first terminal;
transmitting location information to the first server wherein the location information identifies the third location of the second terminal wherein the first terminal compares the third location of the second terminal to the first location corresponding to the first metadata and the second location corresponding to the second metadata;
determining available media which is accessible by the second terminal positioned in the third location wherein the first metadata corresponds to the third location of the second terminal wherein the available media is the first digital media file encoded in the first format and the second digital media file;
displaying a list of the available media via the second terminal wherein the list identifies the first digital media file encoded in the first format and the second digital file as the available media which is accessible by the second terminal in the third location. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for accessing electronic program guide information and media content from multiple locations, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing first available digital media and second available digital media in a database connected to a first terminal wherein the first available digital media has first metadata which identifies a first location and the second available digital media has second metadata which identifies a second location wherein the second available digital media is encoded in a first format;
transmitting location information of a second terminal to the first terminal wherein the first terminal determines whether the second terminal is located within the first location or the second location wherein the second terminal is electrically connected to the first terminal via a communication network wherein the second terminal accesses and communicates with the first terminal via the communication network;
determining that the second terminal is located within the first location via the location information wherein the first terminal identifies that first available digital media corresponds to the first location via the first metadata of the first available digital media; and
displaying a first electronic program guide via the second terminal wherein the first electronic program guide is transmitted from the first terminal to the second terminal via the communication network wherein the first electronic program guide identifies the first available digital media which is consumable by the second terminal located within the first location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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