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DETERMINATION OF RECEIVING LIVE VERSUS TIME-SHIFTED MEDIA CONTENT AT A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

  • US 20110099571A1
  • Filed: 10/27/2009
  • Published: 04/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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