SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONTENT IN REAL-TIME
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a digital video recording (DVR) device operable to;
receive content;
store a portion of the received content; and
generate metadata identifying the portion of the received content stored on the DVR device; and
a content storage server in communication with the DVR device, the content storage server operable to;
receive the content;
store the received content;
receive the metadata from the DVR device;
receive a request for access to the content from a communication device;
identify a portion of the content that the communication device is entitled to access based on at least the received metadata; and
transmit the portion of the content to the communication device for presentation to a user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed to facilitate the reception, processing, outputting, and communication of content from one or more sources. Content is stored on a digital video recorder device and a content storage server. The digital video recorder device exchanges metadata with the content storage server that indicates the specific content stored on the digital video recorder device. A communication device may request access to the content stored on the content storage server. The content storage server determines if the communication device is associated with a digital video recorder device that is storing the requested content. If the communication device is associated with a digital video recorder device storing the requested content, the content storage server sends the requested content stored on the content storage server to the communication device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a digital video recording (DVR) device operable to; receive content; store a portion of the received content; and generate metadata identifying the portion of the received content stored on the DVR device; and a content storage server in communication with the DVR device, the content storage server operable to; receive the content; store the received content; receive the metadata from the DVR device; receive a request for access to the content from a communication device; identify a portion of the content that the communication device is entitled to access based on at least the received metadata; and transmit the portion of the content to the communication device for presentation to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for presenting content to a communication device, the system comprising:
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a content storage server operable to; receive content; store the received content; receive metadata from a digital video recorder (DVR) device; receive a request, from the communication device, for access to the content stored on the content storage server; determine if the communication device is entitled to the requested content based at least on the received metadata; and if the communication device is entitled to the requested content, transmit at least a portion of the content to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of managing content at a content storage server, the method comprising:
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receiving metadata from a DVR device, the metadata indicating that a user intends to record content received at the DVR device; receiving content at the content storage server; storing the received content at the content storage server if the metadata indicates that the user intends to record the content received at the DVR device; receiving a request, from a communication device, for access to the content stored on the content storage server; determining if the communication device is entitled to the requested content, wherein the determination is based at least upon the metadata received from the DVR device; and if the communication device is entitled to the requested content, transmitting at least a portion of the content to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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