Method and apparatus for recordable media content distribution
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1. A media system comprising:
- logic configured to provide a user interface that provides a user with a plurality of media content selections available at various times;
a portable drive for a portable medium, wherein the portable drive is configured to receive over a secured transmission medium the media content selected by the user; and
a hard disk drive and memory including a first part of the memory and a second part of the memory, wherein the logic is further configured to receive the selected media content into the first part of the memory and transfer it to the hard disk drive, wherein the logic is further configured to transfer the selected media content from the hard disk drive to the second part of the memory, wherein the logic is further configured to transfer the selected media content from the second part of the memory to the portable drive.
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Abstract
A media system which includes logic configured to provide a user interface that provides a user with a plurality of media content selections available at various times, and a portable client media drive configured to receive over a secured transmission medium the media content selected by the user.
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26 Claims
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1. A media system comprising:
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logic configured to provide a user interface that provides a user with a plurality of media content selections available at various times;
a portable drive for a portable medium, wherein the portable drive is configured to receive over a secured transmission medium the media content selected by the user; and
a hard disk drive and memory including a first part of the memory and a second part of the memory, wherein the logic is further configured to receive the selected media content into the first part of the memory and transfer it to the hard disk drive, wherein the logic is further configured to transfer the selected media content from the hard disk drive to the second part of the memory, wherein the logic is further configured to transfer the selected media content from the second part of the memory to the portable drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for recording media content, comprising the steps of:
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providing a user interface to select from a plurality of media content selections available at different times;
receiving from a remote device the selected media content over a secured transmission medium; and
receiving the selected media content into a first part of memory, then transferring the selected media content from the first part of memory to a hard disk drive, then transferring the selected media content from the hard disk drive to a second part of memory, then transferring the selected media content to the at least one portable medium recording the selected media content onto the at least one portable medium, wherein the at least one portable medium is located in a portable drive. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
27.The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of providing the user interface on a television screen display.
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