SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR TRANSFERRING CONTENT FROM ONE DVR-EQUIPPED DEVICE TO ANOTHER
First Claim
1. A method of transferring a selected content file from a first electronic content storage medium to a second electronic content storage medium, comprising:
- (i) receiving authorization to perform a transfer of the selected content file from the first to the second content storage media;
(ii) causing a first block of the selected content file to be transferred from the first content storage medium to the second content storage medium;
(iii) after performing step (ii), causing the first block of the selected content file to be removed from the first content storage medium;
(iv) after performing step (iii), causing a second block of the selected content file to be transferred from the first content storage medium to the second content storage medium;
(v) after performing step (iv), causing the second block of the selected content file to be removed from the first content storage medium; and
(vi) sequentially repeating step (iv) and (v) for any remaining blocks of the selected content file.
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Abstract
A headend for providing content over a broadband communication network, includes an input for receiving content to be broadcast to subscriber devices over the network. The headed also includes a multiplexer for multiplexing video streams received from the input and a modulator for modulating the multiplexed video streams onto the broadband communications network. A content authorization server is provided in the headend for authorizing transfer of selected content residing on a first subscriber device to a second subscriber device by sequentially transferring blocks of the selected content. The individual blocks are transferred to the second subscriber device and removed from the first subscriber device before subsequent blocks of the selected content are transferred.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of transferring a selected content file from a first electronic content storage medium to a second electronic content storage medium, comprising:
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(i) receiving authorization to perform a transfer of the selected content file from the first to the second content storage media; (ii) causing a first block of the selected content file to be transferred from the first content storage medium to the second content storage medium; (iii) after performing step (ii), causing the first block of the selected content file to be removed from the first content storage medium; (iv) after performing step (iii), causing a second block of the selected content file to be transferred from the first content storage medium to the second content storage medium; (v) after performing step (iv), causing the second block of the selected content file to be removed from the first content storage medium; and (vi) sequentially repeating step (iv) and (v) for any remaining blocks of the selected content file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A headend for providing content over a broadband communication network, comprising:
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an input for receiving content to be broadcast to subscriber devices over the network; a multiplexer for multiplexing video streams received from the input; a modulator for modulating the multiplexed video streams onto the broadband communications network; and a content authorization server for authorizing transfer of selected content residing on a first subscriber device to a second subscriber device by sequentially transferring blocks of the selected content, wherein individual blocks are transferred to the second subscriber device and removed from the first subscriber device before subsequent blocks of the selected content are transferred. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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