PARALLEL TELEVISION BASED MEDIA RECORDING
First Claim
1. A home entertainment system that receives a plurality of television channels and a channel guide, the home entertainment system comprising:
- a television comprising a first screen that displays a first one of the plurality of television channels; and
a remote control device comprising a second screen that selectively displays the channel guide and a second one of the plurality of television channels;
the remote control device adapted to direct delivery of a third one of the plurality of television channels to a storage system.
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Abstract
A control device that interacts with a television system. The control device may receive a user input identifying a video selection. At least one module of the control device may display video information corresponding to the video selection. The control device may alternately, or in addition, cause display of the video information on a television system. The control device may respond to a second user input identifying a storage selection by triggering storage of the video information in a storage unit corresponding to the storage selection. The control device may also receive a third user input identifying a replay request for other video information that may be selected from a plurality of stored videos. The control device may direct display of the other video information on the television system and/or on a display of the control device.
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20 Claims
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1. A home entertainment system that receives a plurality of television channels and a channel guide, the home entertainment system comprising:
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a television comprising a first screen that displays a first one of the plurality of television channels; and a remote control device comprising a second screen that selectively displays the channel guide and a second one of the plurality of television channels; the remote control device adapted to direct delivery of a third one of the plurality of television channels to a storage system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control device that interacts with a media source, the control device comprising:
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a video display; a communication interface; a user input interface adapted to receive a storage selection and a media selection, the media selection identifying a media element that comprises a video portion and an audio portion; and at least one module adapted to; retrieve via the communication interface the media element from the media source; direct display of the video portion of the media element on the video display; and send a control signal via the communication interface that directs delivery of the media element to a storage system that corresponds to the storage selection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable control device for interacting with a television located at a first premises, the television comprising a first screen, and a video source located at a second premises, the control device comprising:
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a communication interface; a second screen; at least one module adapted to receive video guide information through the communication interface and direct display of the received video guide information on the second screen; and a user input interface adapted to receive selection of first video information and second video information based on the displayed video guide information; wherein the at least one module is further adapted to; send a first control signal triggering delivery of the first video information from the video source to the first screen of the television for display; and send a second control signal directing delivery of the second video information from the video source to a storage system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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