Portable video programs

• US 20080134256A1
• Filed: 02/01/2008
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Behram Dacosta
• Original Assignee: Behram Dacosta
• Inventors: DaCosta, Behram
• Application Number:
  US12/012,256
• Publication Number:
  US 20080134256A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• 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 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44231 Monitoring of peripheral device or external card, e.g. to detect processing problems in a handheld device or the failure of an external recording device configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network H04L12/2823; monitoring the status of connected device in data switched networks H04L43/0817
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6118 involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method for providing portability of television programs involves at a first television receiving device, requesting at least a portion of program identifying information associated with a television program currently playing on a second television receiving device; at the first television receiving device, receiving the at least a portion of the program identifying information associated with the currently playing television program from the second television receiving device; identifying a source compatible with the first television receiving device for receipt of the television program using the at least a portion of the program identifying information as mechanism for identification of the television program; transmitting an order for the television program from the first television receiving device; and receiving a transmission of the television program at the first television receiving device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Claims

1. A method for providing portability of television programs, comprising:

at a first television receiving device, requesting at least a portion of program identifying information associated with a television program currently playing on a second television receiving device;

at the first television receiving device, receiving the at least a portion of the program identifying information associated with the currently playing television program from the second television receiving device;

identifying a source compatible with the first television receiving device for receipt of the television program using the at least a portion of the program identifying information as mechanism for identification of the television program;

transmitting an order for the television program from the first television receiving device; and

receiving a transmission of the television program at the first television receiving device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the transmission comprises receiving at least one of a download and a streaming transmission of the television program.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first television receiving device one of a television set, a personal video recorder (PVR) and a television set top box.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first television receiving device comprises a portable wireless device (PWD).

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second television receiving device one of a television set, a personal video recorder (PVR) and a television set top box.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second television receiving device comprises a portable wireless device (PWD).

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the source compatible with the first television receiving device comprises a format for receipt of television content using a cellular telephone infrastructure.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifying comprises identifying a source of a television program having an identical attribute in the metadata.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting the request comprises transmitting a wireless signal from the first television receiving device to the second television receiving device.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting the order comprises placing an order via a cellular telephone infrastructure.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving a wireless transmission of the television program comprises receiving a high speed data transmission via a cellular telephone infrastructure.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second television receiving devices comprise a cellular telephone.

13. A computer readable storage medium carrying instructions that, when executed on a programmed processor carry out the process according to claim 1.

14. A method for providing portability of television programs, comprising:

at a first television receiving device, requesting at least a portion of program identifying information associated with a television program currently playing on a second television receiving device, wherein transmitting the request comprises transmitting a wireless signal from the first television receiving device to the second television receiving device;

at the first television receiving device, receiving the at least a portion of the program identifying information associated with the currently playing television program from the second television receiving device;

identifying a source compatible with the first television receiving device for receipt of the television program using the at least a portion of the program identifying information as mechanism for identification of the television program, wherein the identifying comprises identifying a source of a television program having an identical attribute in the program identifying information;

transmitting an order for the television program from the first television receiving device; and

receiving a transmission of the television program at the first television receiving device.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein receiving the transmission comprises receiving at least one of a download and a streaming transmission of the television program.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the first television receiving device one of a television set, a personal video recorder (PVR) and a television set top box.

17. The method according to claim 14 wherein the first television receiving device comprises a portable wireless device (PWD).

18. The method according to claim 14, wherein the second television receiving device one of a television set, a personal video recorder (PVR) and a television set top box.

19. The method according to claim 14, wherein the second television receiving device comprises a portable wireless device (PWD).

20. The method according to claim 14, wherein the source compatible with the first television receiving device comprises a format for receipt of television content using a cellular telephone infrastructure.

21. The method according to claim 14, wherein transmitting the order comprises placing an order via a cellular telephone infrastructure.

22. The method according to claim 14, wherein receiving a wireless transmission of the television program comprises receiving a high speed data transmission via a cellular telephone infrastructure.

23. The method according to claim 14, wherein at least one of the first and second television receiving devices comprise a cellular telephone.