METHOD AND SYSTEM OF BUILDING A WANTED LIST QUEUE FOR A USER IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of communicating content comprising:
- communicating metadata for a plurality of content from a head end including the content titles;
generating a screen display comprising the plurality of content titles from the metadata;
generating a selection corresponding to a first content title from a user interface;
adding metadata for the first content title to a queue;
displaying the queue on the screen display associated with a user device;
prioritizing the queue;
tuning the user device to receive the first content title;
receiving the first content title corresponding to the metadata at the user device; and
storing the content in a storage device of the user device after receiving.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating content to a user device includes a head end that communicates metadata for a plurality of content including the content titles. The system also includes the user device that generates a screen display comprising the plurality of content titles from the metadata and generates a selection corresponding to a first content title from a user interface, the user device adds metadata for the first content title to a queue and displays the queue in a priority order on the screen display. The user device is tuned to receive content corresponding to the first content title and stores the content in a storage device.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of communicating content comprising:
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communicating metadata for a plurality of content from a head end including the content titles; generating a screen display comprising the plurality of content titles from the metadata; generating a selection corresponding to a first content title from a user interface; adding metadata for the first content title to a queue; displaying the queue on the screen display associated with a user device; prioritizing the queue; tuning the user device to receive the first content title; receiving the first content title corresponding to the metadata at the user device; and storing the content in a storage device of the user device after receiving. - 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, 24)
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25. A system for communicating content comprising:
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a head end that communicates metadata for a plurality of content including the content titles; and a user device that generates a screen display comprising the plurality of content titles from the metadata and generates a selection corresponding to a first content title from a user interface, the user device adds metadata for the first content title to a queue and displays the queue in a priority order on the screen display, wherein the user device is tuned to receive content corresponding to the first content title from the head end and storing the content in a storage device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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