DETERMINATION OF RECEIVING LIVE VERSUS TIME-SHIFTED MEDIA CONTENT AT A COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of determining whether live media content or time-shifted media content is received at a communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving attribute information concerning media content received at a communication device at a specific time, wherein the attribute information comprises an identifier of a channel for carrying the received media content, and an identity of the received media content;
receiving schedule information comprising an identity of media content carried at the specific time over the channel identified in the attribute information;
comparing the media content identity from the attribute information with the media content identity from the schedule information;
determining that the received media content is live media content if the media content identity from the attribute information agrees with the media content identity from the schedule information; and
determining that the received media content is time-shifted media content if the media content identity from the attribute information does not agree with the media content identity from the schedule information.
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Abstract
A method of determining whether live media content or time-shifted media content is received at a communication device is presented. In the method, attribute information concerning media content received at a communication device at a specific time is received. Also received is schedule information including an identity of media content carried at the specific time over a channel identified in the attribute information. The media content identity from the attribute information is compared with the media content identity from the schedule information. The received media content is determined to be live media content if the media content identity from the attribute information agrees with the media content identity from the schedule information. The received media content is determined to be time-shifted media content if the media content identity from the attribute information does not agree with the media content identity from the schedule information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of determining whether live media content or time-shifted media content is received at a communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving attribute information concerning media content received at a communication device at a specific time, wherein the attribute information comprises an identifier of a channel for carrying the received media content, and an identity of the received media content; receiving schedule information comprising an identity of media content carried at the specific time over the channel identified in the attribute information; comparing the media content identity from the attribute information with the media content identity from the schedule information; determining that the received media content is live media content if the media content identity from the attribute information agrees with the media content identity from the schedule information; and determining that the received media content is time-shifted media content if the media content identity from the attribute information does not agree with the media content identity from the schedule information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication node, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive attribute information concerning media content received at a communication device at a specific time, wherein the attribute information is derived from the received media content, and wherein the attribute information comprises a channel for carrying the received media content, and an identity of the received media content, and to receive schedule information comprising an identity of media content carried at the specific time over the channel from the attribute information; and control circuitry configured to compare the media content identity from the attribute information with the media content identity from the schedule information, to determine that the received media content is live media content if the attribute information and the schedule information indicate the same media content, and to determine that the received media content is time-shifted media content if the attribute information and the schedule information do not indicate the same media content. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of determining whether media content is received at a communication device live or delayed, the method comprising:
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receiving attribute information for media content received at a communication device during a time period, wherein the attribute information comprises an identifier of a channel for carrying the received media content, and an identity of the received media content; receiving schedule information comprising an identity of media content carried during the time period over the channel identified in the attribute information; comparing the media content identity from the attribute information with the media content identity from the schedule information; determining that the received media content is received at the communication device live if the media content identity from the attribute information and the media content identity from the schedule information identify the same media content; and determining that the received media content is received at the communication device from a recording of the received media content after being carried over the channel if the media content identity from the attribute information and the media content identity from the schedule information do not identify the same media content.
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