Access of Stored Video From Peer Devices in a Local Network

• US 20080301738A1
• Filed: 07/24/2008
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magnolia Licensing LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Tech 5 SAS
• Inventors: Russ, Samuel H., Krantzler, Irvan J., Davies, David B.
• Granted Patent: US 9,762,970 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/87
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• 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 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
• 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 21/44231 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 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/106 : for domestic distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method that communicates a request from a first device to a proximally located second device for a movie residing in storage associated with the second device, the request communicated over a communications network, responsive to the request, receives the movie from the second device over the communications network, presents a menu on a screen corresponding to the first device, the menu comprising playback options to enable a user to manipulate playback and rewind of the movie, and responsive to user selection of one of the playback options, presents the movie on the screen.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

communicating a request from a first device to a proximally located second device for a movie residing in storage associated with the second device, the request communicated over a communications network;

responsive to the request, receiving the movie from the second device over the communications network;

presenting a menu on a screen corresponding to the first device, the menu comprising playback options to enable a user to manipulate playback and rewind of the movie; and

responsive to user selection of one of the playback options, presenting the movie on the screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating and receiving further comprises communicating and receiving over a coaxial cable.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating and receiving further comprises communicating and receiving over a telephone line.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating and receiving further comprises communicating and receiving over a data cable.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting a second menu on a screen corresponding to a first device, the second menu comprising an option for plural movie selections.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the movie selections correspond to movies available in second storage associated with the second device, the second storage externally coupled to the second device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage is internal to the first device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the movie comprises receiving a video-on-demand movie.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating a request from the first device to the second device for a television show residing in the storage associated with the second device, the request communicated over the communications network;

responsive to the request, receiving the television show from the second device over the communications network; and

presenting the television show on the screen.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device is identical in performance capabilities to the second device.

11. A system, comprising:

a first device coupled to a communications network and a display; and

a second device proximally located to the first device and coupled to the communications network, the second device having associated storage, wherein the first device is configured to request an on-demand movie residing in the associated storage, the request communicated over the communications network, wherein responsive to the request, the second device is configured to access the storage and transmit the on-demand movie to the first device, wherein the first device is configured to present a menu on the display, the menu comprising playback options to enable a user to manipulate playback and rewind of the on-demand movie, wherein responsive to user selection of one of the playback options, the first device is configured to present the on-demand movie on the screen.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the communications network comprises a coaxial cable medium.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the communications network comprises a telephone line medium.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the communications network comprises a data cable medium.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the first device is further configured to present a second menu on the display, the second menu comprising an option for plural movie selections.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the plural movie selections correspond to movies available in second storage associated with the second device, the second storage externally coupled to the second device.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the associated storage is internal to the first device.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the first device is further configured to communicate a request to the second device for a television show residing in the storage associated with the second device, the request communicated over the communications network, and responsive to the request, the second device is further configured to access the television show from storage and transmit the television show to the first device over the communications network, wherein the first device is further configured to present the television show on the display.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the first device is identical in performance capabilities to the second device.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the first device and the second device are configured for MPEG processing.