CLIENT-SERVER BASED INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH REMOTE SERVER RECORDING
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded.
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58 Claims
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13. A method for use in an interactive television program guide system in which television programs are recorded and played back on-demand, the method comprising:
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providing a user with an opportunity to indicate at least one program for recording by the remote media server; recording the program with the remote media server in response to the user indicating a desire to record the program by the remote media server; providing the user with an opportunity to indicate at least one program for recording by a local media server; recording the program with a local media server in response to the user indicating a desire to record the program by the local media server; and providing the user with an opportunity to indicate a desire to access a directory of program listings associated with programs recorded by the remote media server and with programs recorded by the local media server, wherein the programs were recorded in response to the user indicating a desire to record the programs with the remote media server or with the local media server; and providing the directory of program listings associated with the programs recorded by the remote media server and programs recorded by the local media server in response to the user indicating the desire to access the directory of program listings. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An interactive television program guide system in which television programs are recorded and played back on-demand by a remote media server for a number of users, the system comprising:
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a remote media server configured to store and retrieve programs on-demand for each user; a local media server configured to store and retrieve programs on-demand for each user; interactive program guide television equipment on which an interactive television program guide is implemented, wherein the interactive television program guide is configured to; provide a user with an opportunity to indicate at least one program for recording by the remote media server; provide the user with an opportunity to indicate at least one program for recording by the local media server; provide the user with an opportunity to indicate a desire to access a directory of program listings associated with programs recorded by the remote media server and with programs recorded by the local media server, wherein the programs were recorded in response to the user indicating a desire to record the programs with the remote media server or with the local media server; and provide the directory of program listings in response to the user indicating the desire to view the directory of program listings. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58)
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