Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Program Information
First Claim
3-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the program data includes a title of the content.
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Abstract
A process receives content from a recording device. The content is provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the recording device and recorded by the recording device on a storage medium associated with the recording device. Further, the process receives, from the recording device, transmission data corresponding to the recorded content. The transmission data indicates one or more transmission identifiers that identify the transmission. In addition, the process sends the transmission data to a server. Finally, the process receives, from the server, program data that is descriptive of the content.
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20 Claims
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3-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the program data includes a title of the content.
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13. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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receive content from a recording device, the content being provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the recording device and recorded by the recording device on a storage medium associated with the recording device; receive, from the recording device, transmission data corresponding to the recorded content, the transmission data indicating one or more transmission identifiers that identify the transmission; send the transmission data to the server; and receive, from the server, program data that is descriptive of the content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A peripheral device comprising:
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a content reception module that receives content from a recording device, the content being provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the recording device and recorded by the recording device on a storage medium associated with the recording device; a transmission data reception module that receives, from the recording device, transmission data corresponding to the recorded content, the transmission data indicating one or more transmission identifiers that identify the transmission; a transmission data query module that sends the transmission data to a server; and a program data reception module that receives, from the server, program data that is descriptive of the content. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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