INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEMS WITH DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING AND ADJUSTABLE REMINDERS
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Abstract
An interactive television system is provided in which an interactive television application is used to support network-based or local personal video recorder capabilities. A user may use this application to view lists of program listings. The user may select a program listing of interest. The interactive television application may allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at the scheduled broadcast time. This application may also allow the user to set a reminder for the selected program at a later time at which the program is not scheduled to be broadcast. The user may be provided with a reminder at this later time. In response, the user may direct the network-based or local personal video recorder to play back the program or may defer the reminder again. The interactive television application may collect information on program usage and popularity to determine how long to retain certain programming.
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62 Claims
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33. A method of providing a plurality of users access to recordings of broadcast television programs having scheduled start-times and end-times, the method comprising:
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assigning, at a facility that broadcasts the television programs, retention criteria for a first broadcast program of the broadcast television programs; automatically recording the first broadcast program at a remote server when the first broadcast program is broadcast to the plurality of users; retaining the recorded first broadcast program for a retention-period that corresponds to the retention criteria assigned to the first broadcast program; and providing a first user of the plurality of users at a first user device with access to at least a portion of the recorded first broadcast program during the retention-period. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system for providing a plurality of users access to recordings of broadcast television programs having scheduled start-times and end-times, the system comprising:
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a facility configured to; broadcast the television programs; and assign retention criteria for a first broadcast program of the broadcast television programs; a remote server configured to; automatically record the first broadcast program when the first broadcast program is broadcast to the plurality of user; and retain the recorded first program for a retention-period that corresponds to the retention criteria assigned to the first broadcast program; and a first user device configured to; provide a first user of the plurality of users at the first user device with access to at least a portion of the recorded first program during the retention-period. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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