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1. A personal video library system, comprising:
- a) a personal video depot (PVD) wherein said PVD comprisesi) a nonvolatile storage;
ii) a TV interface function;
iii) a content capture function;
iv) a rights verification and assignment; and
v) an identification (ID) authentication of a user;
b) said content capture function provides capability to ingest video content comprising;
i) an analog video from an analog video camera;
ii) a digital video from a digital video camera;
iii) a physical DVD purchased by the user; and
iv) a video purchased from a server;
c) wherein said user of the PVD registered with said server selects a title of a video from a menu of the server to be purchased, downloaded and stored in said nonvolatile storage of the PVD, whereby communications between the server and the PVD through a network interface port of the capture content function;
d) whereupon authentication of the user ID, the rights verification and assignment performed on the video content stored in the nonvolatile storage with the video;
e) after which the user selects said video content to be displayed on a TV screen, connected to the TV interface, from amongst a listing of previously stored video content within said nonvolatile storage; and
f) subsequent viewing of each video stored in said PVD with the rights verification and assignment requires said ID authentication of the user.
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Abstract
A video library is formed within a personal video depot (PVD). The PVD has capability to accept purchased video'"'"'s and DVD'"'"'s as well as personal video'"'"'s captured on camcorders. The purchased video'"'"'s and DVD'"'"'s are rights verified and assigned to a user having an authenticated ID. The PVD has capability to play a selected video on a TV as well as acquire additional video titles from the server connected to the depot through a network. A menu is displayed on a TV from which a remote control is used to make selections that affect the purchase of video titles and operation of the PVD.
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1. A personal video library system, comprising:
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a) a personal video depot (PVD) wherein said PVD comprises i) a nonvolatile storage; ii) a TV interface function; iii) a content capture function; iv) a rights verification and assignment; and v) an identification (ID) authentication of a user; b) said content capture function provides capability to ingest video content comprising; i) an analog video from an analog video camera; ii) a digital video from a digital video camera; iii) a physical DVD purchased by the user; and iv) a video purchased from a server; c) wherein said user of the PVD registered with said server selects a title of a video from a menu of the server to be purchased, downloaded and stored in said nonvolatile storage of the PVD, whereby communications between the server and the PVD through a network interface port of the capture content function; d) whereupon authentication of the user ID, the rights verification and assignment performed on the video content stored in the nonvolatile storage with the video; e) after which the user selects said video content to be displayed on a TV screen, connected to the TV interface, from amongst a listing of previously stored video content within said nonvolatile storage; and f) subsequent viewing of each video stored in said PVD with the rights verification and assignment requires said ID authentication of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for acquiring a video title from a server, comprising:
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a) authenticating a user of a personal video depot (PVD); b) contacting a server with which said user is registered; c) selecting a desired video from a list of video titles; d) verifying the user and an account of the user; e) purchasing and downloading the desired video to the PVD; f) performing a rights verification and assignment on the desired video; and g) storing the desired video and the rights verification and assignment in a non-volatile storage of the PVD. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A personal video depot for acquiring video files to be played on a display screen, comprising:
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a) a means for capturing (importing) video content into a personal video depot (PVD) and storing said video content onto a nonvolatile storage device of the PVD, wherein the means for importing video content into the PVD further comprises; i) a means for selecting and downloading a video from a server coupled to the PVD; ii) a means for ingesting into the PVD a DVD purchased by a user of the PVD; iii) a means for ingesting into the PVD a personal video taken with a personal video camera; b) a means for authenticating (verifying) an identity of the user of said PVD; c) a means for displaying a menu on a TV connected to the PVD, a listing of operations and stored content of the PVD and a listing of video titles for purchase located on said network coupled server, wherein a remote control device coupled to the PVD used to select from said menu and control operation of said PVD; and d) a means for performing a rights verification and assignment on said selected video and said purchased DVD and storing the rights verification and assignment along with the selected video and the DVD onto said storage device of the PVD. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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