CLIENT-SERVER BASED INTERACTIVE TELEVISION GUIDE WITH SERVER RECORDING
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded.
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330. A method for using an interactive program guide system, comprising:
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receiving a broadcast program; tuning to the broadcast program; temporarily storing the broadcast program on a server; receiving a user input after the broadcast program is tuned to; and in response to receiving the user input, allowing a user to watch a program temporarily stored at the server while the broadcast program is being broadcast, wherein the temporarily stored program corresponds to the broadcast program. - View Dependent Claims (331, 332, 333, 334)
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335. A system, comprising:
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a server; user television equipment for implementing an interactive television program guide, wherein the user television equipment comprises processing circuitry configure to; receive a broadcast program; tune to the broadcast program; temporarily store the broadcast program on the server; receive a user input after the broadcast program is tuned to; and in response to receiving the user input, allow a user to watch a program temporarily stored at the server while the broadcast program is being broadcast, wherein the temporarily stored program corresponds to the broadcast program. - View Dependent Claims (336, 337, 338, 339)
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