SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELOCATING MEDIA
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Abstract
A system and method may be provided that allows users to store, retrieve, and manipulate on-demand media content and data stored on a remote server network in an on-demand media delivery system. More particularly, the system may allow a user to access his or her on-demand media account from user equipment in different locations as long as the current user equipment can communicate with a remote server that stores user-specific information. The system upon user selection may freeze the delivery of on-demand media at a particular point and allow the user to resume the media at a later time from some other network location in system. Users may upload personal images or files to an on-demand delivery server for later retrieval and display. Users may be permitted to assign access rights to the uploaded files.
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76 Claims
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56. A method for use in an interactive media guide system that provides users with access to media content, the method comprising:
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transmitting live media content to a first user device; receiving a first indication from the first user device associated with pausing the live media content that is transmitted to the first user device; responsive to receiving the first indication from the first user device, storing position information that is indicative of a point in the live media content at which the first indication is received; receiving a second indication from a second user device to resume, on the second user device, the live media content that was paused at the first user device; and responsive to receiving the second indication from the second user device; retrieving the stored position information, retrieving a recorded version of the live media content, and transmitting the retrieved recorded version of the live media to the second user device from a position in the recorded version of the live media content substantially near the point indicated by the retrieved position information. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method for use in an interactive media guide system that provides users with access to media content, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication from a user at a first user device to resume paused live media content, wherein the paused live media content was previously paused at a second user device; and responsive to receiving the first indication from the user at the first user device; retrieving stored position information, wherein the stored position information is indicative of a point in the live media content at which the live media content was previously paused at the second user device, retrieving a recorded version of the live media content, and displaying the retrieved recorded version of the live media on the first user device from a position in the recorded version of the live media content substantially near the point indicated by the retrieved position information.
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67. A system for use in an interactive media guide system that provides users with access to media content, the system comprising:
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a server configured to; transmit live media content to a first user device; receive a first indication from the first user device associated with pausing the live media content that is transmitted to the first user device; responsive to receiving the first indication from the first user device, store position information that is indicative of a point in the live media content at which the first indication is received; receive a second indication from a second user device to resume, on the second user device, the live media content that was paused at the first user device; and responsive to receiving the second indication from the second user device; retrieve the stored position information, retrieve a recorded version of the live media content, and transmit the retrieved recorded version of the live media to the second user device from a position in the recorded version of the live media content substantially near the point indicated by the retrieved position information. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A system for use in an interactive media guide system that provides users with access to media content, the system comprising:
a first user device comprising; a display device configured to display the live media content; input circuitry configured to receive an indication from a user at the first user device to resume paused live media content on the display of the first user device, wherein the paused live media content was previously paused at a second user device; and control circuitry configured to; receive the indication from the input circuitry, responsive to receiving the indication; retrieve stored position information, wherein the stored position information is indicative of a point in the live media content at which the live media content was previously paused at the second user device, retrieve a recorded version of the live media content, and display the retrieved recorded version of the live media content to the display of the first user device from a position in the recorded version of the live media content substantially near the point indicated by the retrieved position information. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76)
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