SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT STREAM FILTERING IN A MULTI-CHANNEL BROADCAST MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a pre-pause controller configured for processing audio and video data content received from a packet processor, the pre-pause controller comprising;
an analyzer for analyzing program guide data to determine desired content to be stored in a memory;
a filter for filtering desired data content to yield primary filtered content to be saved in the memory; and
a guide for creating a program guide from the primary filtered content to be offered to viewers.
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Abstract
A system for providing content stream filtering in a broadcast multimedia system having a global pause function includes a pre-pause controller configured for processing audio and video data content prior to the global pause function, the data content being received from a packet processor. The pre-pause controller includes an analyzer module for acquiring and analyzing program guide data to apply selection criteria to determine desired content to be stored in a pause function memory device, a filtration module for filtering out undesired content and enabling desired data content comprising primary filtered content to be saved in at least one pause function memory device, and a guide module for creating a program guide comprising only primary filtered content to be offered to viewers. A post-pause controller is provided for processing content subsequent to the global pause function, the post-pause controller including a user-customized filtration module for filtering the primary filtered content in accordance with viewer requests.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a pre-pause controller configured for processing audio and video data content received from a packet processor, the pre-pause controller comprising; an analyzer for analyzing program guide data to determine desired content to be stored in a memory; a filter for filtering desired data content to yield primary filtered content to be saved in the memory; and a guide for creating a program guide from the primary filtered content to be offered to viewers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a pre-pause controller configured for processing audio and video data content prior to the global pause function, said data content being received from a packet processor (102), the pre-pause controller comprising; an analyzer for acquiring and analyzing program guide data to apply selection criteria to determine desired content to be stored in a pause function memory device; a filter for filtering undesired content and enabling desired data content comprising primary filtered content to be saved in at least one pause function memory device; a guide for creating a program guide comprising only primary filtered content to be offered to viewers; and a post-pause controller for processing content subsequent to the global pause function, the post-pause controller including a user-customized filter for filtering the primary filtered content in accordance with viewer requests. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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analyzing program guide data for determining desired data content to be stored in a pause function memory; and filtering the desired data content to yield primary filtered content saved in the pause function memory - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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