System and method for receiving broadcast audio/video works and for enabling a consumer to purchase the received audio/video works
First Claim
1. A method for enabling a user to obtain a copy of a broadcast audio/video work, comprising the steps of:
- receiving two audio/video streams substantially simultaneously;
(1) a first audio/video stream and (2) a second audio/video stream, wherein said first audio/video stream comprises the audio/video work formatted according to a first encoding scheme and said second audio/video stream comprises the audio/video work formatted according to a second encoding scheme, wherein said first encoding scheme is different from said second encoding scheme;
determining whether the audio/video work matches a profile associated with the user;
in response to determining that the received audio/video work matches the profile, storing the received audio/video work in a storage device local to the user regardless of whether at the time the audio/video work was received the user indicated a desire to have the audio/video work stored in said storage device and adding to a list of unpurchased works stored in the storage device an identifier identifying the work;
receiving an indication from the user that indicates that the user desires to view the list of unpurchased audio/video works stored in the storage device;
displaying the list in response to the user indicating said desire to view the list;
receiving an indication from the user that indicates that the user desires to obtain a copy of or use the audio/video work; and
processing the audio/video work stored in said storage device in response to the user indicating said desire to obtain the audio/video work.
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Abstract
A system and method for purchasing broadcast audio and/or video (audio/video) works. According to one embodiment, the system includes a data stream processor that receives a broadcast audio/video data stream and produces from the broadcast audio/video data stream a first audio/video output data stream and a second audio/video output data stream, wherein the broadcast audio/video data stream contains information corresponding to an audio/video work and the first audio/video output stream is in a format that can be recognized and processed by conventional audio/video reproducing equipment; a storage device that stores data included in the second audio/video output data stream, wherein the data corresponds to the audio/video work; and a user interface that enables a user of the system to input to the system an indication that the user desires to purchase the audio/video work.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for enabling a user to obtain a copy of a broadcast audio/video work, comprising the steps of:
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receiving two audio/video streams substantially simultaneously;
(1) a first audio/video stream and (2) a second audio/video stream, wherein said first audio/video stream comprises the audio/video work formatted according to a first encoding scheme and said second audio/video stream comprises the audio/video work formatted according to a second encoding scheme, wherein said first encoding scheme is different from said second encoding scheme;determining whether the audio/video work matches a profile associated with the user; in response to determining that the received audio/video work matches the profile, storing the received audio/video work in a storage device local to the user regardless of whether at the time the audio/video work was received the user indicated a desire to have the audio/video work stored in said storage device and adding to a list of unpurchased works stored in the storage device an identifier identifying the work; receiving an indication from the user that indicates that the user desires to view the list of unpurchased audio/video works stored in the storage device; displaying the list in response to the user indicating said desire to view the list; receiving an indication from the user that indicates that the user desires to obtain a copy of or use the audio/video work; and processing the audio/video work stored in said storage device in response to the user indicating said desire to obtain the audio/video work. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for enabling a consumer to obtain an audio/video work, comprising:
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a stream processor configured to receive from a remote system two audio/video streams substantially simultaneously;
(1) a first audio/video stream and (2) a second audio/video stream, wherein said first audio/video stream comprises the audio/video work formatted according to a first encoding scheme and said second audio/video stream comprises the audio/video work formatted according to a second encoding scheme, wherein said first encoding scheme is different from said second encoding scheme;a data store operable to store the audio/video work formatted according to said second encoding scheme; and a user interface for enabling the consumer to indicate that the consumer desires to obtain a copy of the audio/video work. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for enabling a consumer to obtain an audio/video work, comprising:
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receiving a first audio/video stream and a second audio/video stream substantially simultaneously, wherein said first audio/video stream comprises the audio/video work formatted according to a first encoding scheme and said second audio/video stream comprises the audio/video work formatted according to a second encoding scheme, wherein said first encoding scheme is different from said second encoding scheme; storing the audio/video work formatted according to said second encoding scheme in a storage device; and enabling the consumer to indicate that the consumer desires to obtain a copy of the audio/video work. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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