DIGITAL SET-TOP TERMINAL WITH PARTITIONED HARD DISK AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A video content system comprising:
- a server module;
a video content network coupled to said server module; and
a digital set-top terminal coupled to said video content network, said digital set-top terminal in turn comprising;
a processor;
an interface coupled to said processor and said video content network; and
a memory module having at least a first partition containing digital video programming received over said video content network, and a second partition containing supplemental resources.
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Abstract
A video content system includes a server module, a video content network coupled to the server module, and a digital set-top terminal coupled to the video content network. The digital set-top terminal in turn includes a processor; an interface coupled to the processor and the video content network; and a memory module. The memory module has at least a partitioned hard disk with a first partition containing digital video programming received over the video content network, and a second partition containing supplemental resources.
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42 Claims
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1. A video content system comprising:
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a server module; a video content network coupled to said server module; and a digital set-top terminal coupled to said video content network, said digital set-top terminal in turn comprising; a processor; an interface coupled to said processor and said video content network; and a memory module having at least a first partition containing digital video programming received over said video content network, and a second partition containing supplemental resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for providing supplemental resources to a digital set-top terminal coupled to a video content network, said method comprising the steps of:
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sending digital video programming from a server module to said terminal over said video content network, storing said digital video programming in a first partition of a hard disk of said digital set-top terminal; sending said supplemental resources from said server module to said terminal, and storing said supplemental resources in a second partition of said hard disk. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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35. The method of claim 35, wherein said media files comprise at least one of:
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audio files configured for use as audio effects in said application; a video rich background for said application; and at least one of an audio program and a video program configured as part of said application.
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41. A digital set-top terminal for interconnection with a server module over a video content network, said terminal comprising:
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a processor; an interface coupled to said processor and configured to be coupled to the video content network; and a memory module having at least a first partition configured to contain digital video programming received over the video content network, and a second partition configured to contain supplemental resources.
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42. A system for providing supplemental resources to a digital set-top terminal coupled to a video content network, said system comprising:
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means for sending digital video programming from a server module to said terminal over said video content network, means for storing said digital video programming in a first partition of said digital set-top terminal; means for sending said supplemental resources from said server module to said terminal, and means for storing said supplemental resources in a second partition of said digital set-top terminal.
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