Method and system for moving and playing content from home-based system to mobile system

• US 20070281605A1
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Published: 12/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DIRECTV, LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lee, Sean S., Norin, John, Guzman, Jorge, Casavant, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,942,618 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.20
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• 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 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6143 involving transmission via a satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/20 Adaptations for transmission via a GHz frequency band, e.g. via satellite

Abstract

A system and method for playing back digital satellite audio and video signals includes storing a file on a storage device associated with the satellite receiver 54. The file is communicated to a file playback device such as a mobile receiver 28 from the storage device. The file is played back using the mobile receiving device 28.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing a file on a storage device in communication associated with a satellite receiver;

communicating the file to a file playback device from the storage device; and

playing the file with the playback device.

2. A method as in claim 1 further comprising storing a first household key with the file and a second household key on the mobile playback device;

authorizing playback of the file through the mobile playback device when the first household key match the second household key.

3. A method as in claim 1 wherein communicating comprises wirelessly communicating the file.

4. A method as in claim 3 wherein wirelessly communicating the file comprises communicating the file through a wireless network.

5. A method as in claim 3 wherein wirelessly communicating the file comprises communicating the file through a WiFi network.

6. A method as in claim 3 wherein wirelessly communicating the file comprises communicating the file through an extender of a wireless phone network.

7. A method as in claim 3 wherein wirelessly communicating the file comprises communicating the file through a cellular phone network.

8. A method as in claim 1 wherein communicating comprises storing the file on a portable memory device and further comprising coupling the memory device to the mobile playback device.

9. A method as in claim 8 wherein playing the file comprises playing the file from the portable memory device.

10. A method as in claim 1 wherein the file playback device comprises a mobile integrated receiver decoder.

11. A method as in claim 1 wherein the storage device comprises a DVR and wherein communication comprises transferring a file from the storage device to the DVR.

12. A method as in claim 1 wherein transferring a file comprises transferring the file to a portable memory device and transferring the file from the portable memory device to the DVR.

13. A method comprising:

storing a file on a storage device in communication with a satellite receiver;

transferring the file to a portable memory device;

coupling the portable memory device to a playback device;

transferring the file to the playback device from the portable memory device; and

playing the file with the playback device.

14. A method as in claim 13 wherein transferring the file to the playback device comprises transferring the file to a DVR in the playback device.

15. A method as in claim 13 wherein transferring the file to the playback device comprises transferring the file to a memory in the playback device.

16. A method as in claim 13 further comprising storing a first household key with the file and a second household key on the playback device;

authorizing playback of the file through the mobile playback device when the first household key match the second household key.

17. A method as in claim 13 wherein the playback device is a mobile playback device.

18. A method as in claim 13 wherein the playback device is an automotive mobile satellite receiving device.

19. A method using a video file stored in a home-based satellite receiving device comprising:

communicating the video file to an automobile-based satellite receiving device from the home-based storage device;

storing the video file in the automobile-based satellite receiving device; and

playing the video file with the automobile-based satellite receiving device.

20. A method as in claim 19 wherein storing the video file in the automobile-based satellite receiving device comprises storing the video file in a DVR in the automobile-based receiving device.

21. A method as in claim 19 wherein storing the video file in the automobile-based satellite receiving device comprises storing the video file to a memory in the playback device.

22. A method as in claim 19 further comprising communicating a first household key with the video file;

authorizing playback of the video file through the automobile-based playback device when the first household key match a second household key stored in the automobile-based satellite receiving device.

23. A system comprising:

a fixed satellite receiver having a storage device associated therewith, said receiver storing a satellite file therein and communicating the satellite file from the storage device; and

a mobile satellite receiver receiving the satellite file and playing the satellite file.

24. A system as in claim 23 wherein the storage device comprises a DVR.

25. A system as recited in claim 23 further comprising a portable memory device receiving and storing the satellite file, said mobile satellite receiver communicating the satellite file to the mobile satellite receiver.