SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNET ACCESS TO A PERSONAL TELEVISION SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a media receiver, receiving input indicating criteria for choosing one or more media streams to transfer from the media receiver to a portable media playback device;
after receiving the input, upon connection of the media receiver and the portable media playback device;
automatically choosing at least one media stream to transfer to the portable media playback device based on the criteria; and
automatically transferring the chosen at least one media stream from the media receiver to the portable media playback device.
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Abstract
A communication system and a family of methods for remote access to personal television service are disclosed. According to this invention, a remote personal TV service center provides centralized program guide information. A user may access to the personal TV service center through a digital video recorder which is connected to the personal TV service center via telephone modem or a network server. A user may access to the personal TV service center through a remote computer terminal or a personal digital assistant which is connected to a computer network. The user selects program events and programs the digital video recorder by using a graphical user interface installed in the front panel of the digital video recorder in case of local programming, or using a similar GUI which is incorporated into the Web pages presented to remote users by a Web server in case of remote programming. The media stream stored in one digital video recorder may be transferred to another digital video recorder. For data security protection during data transfer, all communication are authenticated and encrypted.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a media receiver, receiving input indicating criteria for choosing one or more media streams to transfer from the media receiver to a portable media playback device; after receiving the input, upon connection of the media receiver and the portable media playback device; automatically choosing at least one media stream to transfer to the portable media playback device based on the criteria; and automatically transferring the chosen at least one media stream from the media receiver to the portable media playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause:
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at a media receiver, receiving input indicating criteria for choosing one or more media streams to transfer from the media receiver to a portable media playback device; after receiving the input, upon connection of the media receiver and the portable media playback device; automatically choosing at least one media stream to transfer to the portable media playback device based on the criteria; and automatically transferring the chosen at least one media stream from the media receiver to the portable media playback device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus comprising:
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a subsystem for receiving input indicating criteria for choosing one or more media streams to transfer from the apparatus to a portable media playback device; a subsystem for, after receiving the input, upon connection of the apparatus and the portable media playback device; automatically choosing at least one media stream to transfer to the portable media playback device based on the criteria; and automatically transferring the chosen at least one media stream from the apparatus to the portable media playback device. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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