DVD playback over multi-room by copying to HDD

• US 8,280,229 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2008
• Issued: 10/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magnolia Licensing LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta LLC (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wall, William E., Russ, Samuel H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier, Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/273,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20090077586A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• Field of Search: 386/291, 386/296, 386/297, 386/299, 386/332, 386/334, 386/336
• US Class Current: 386/297
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42646 for reading from or writing on a non-volatile solid state storage medium, e.g. DVD, CD-ROM
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43622 Interfacing an external recording device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4433 Implementing client middleware, e.g. Multimedia Home Platform [MHP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

DVD playback over Multi-room by copying to the hard drive of a primary device in a networked multi-room system (NMS). The DVD content is saved to a hard drive and can then be retrieved by any of the remote devices in the NMS by accessing the program guide or the recorded programs list. The DVD menu can be altered to include previews, contests, products, etc.

Claims

1. A method for presenting content from a DVD stored on a storage device in a networked multi-room system (NMS), the method comprising:

altering an interactive program guide (IPG) of at least one remote set top box to list content stored on a storage device connected to a primary set top box, the primary set top box connected to the at least one remote set top box via a networked multi-room system; and

providing a selectable field in the IPG for playing at least a portion of the content stored from the DVD on the storage device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the selectable field comprises providing a listing for at least a portion of a movie.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising providing an index in the IPG of chapters for the movie.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the selectable field comprises providing at least a portion of a DVD menu.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a movie and providing at least one of:

a menu and bonus footage, as separate channels on the IPG.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a movie and providing at least one of:

a menu or bonus footage, as the same channel on the IPG at different times.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein altering the IPG of the at least one remote set top box to list content stored on the storage device comprises altering the IPG of the at least one remote set top box to list content stored on the storage device, wherein the storage device comprises program identifier (PID).

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection from an user in response to providing the selectable field;

fetching, in response to the selection, a list of related content from a content provider via head end.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

altering the IPG to list the list of related content fetched from the content provider.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein fetching the list of related content comprises fetching at least one advertisement related to the selection.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising inserting the fetched advertisement in the content stored content.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the selectable field in the IPG comprises proving selectable field in the IPG in response to an user input, wherein the user input is provided via activation of a guide key on a remote control of the at least one remote set-top box.

7. A method for presenting content from a DVD stored on a storage device in a networked multi-room system (NMS), the method comprising:

altering an interactive program guide (IPG) of at least one remote set top box to list content stored on a storage device connected to a primary set top box, the primary set top box connected to the at least one remote set top box via a networked multi-room system; and

providing in IPG a selectable recorded programs list of one or more portions of the content of the DVD stored on the storage device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising providing a movie and bonus footage of the DVD separately on the recorded programs list.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising providing a movie and a menu of the DVD separately on the recorded programs list.

16. The method of claim 7, further comprising selecting additional material based on user preferences for inserting into the stored content.

17. The method of claim 7, further comprising inserting additional material in the stored content wherein the additional material is selected based on stored content.

18. The method of claim 7, further comprises transmitting at least a portion of the content stored on the storage device in response to user selection wherein transmitting comprises transcoding the content stored on the storage device from a MPEG program stream to a MPEG transport stream.

19. A method of presenting content from a DVD in a networked multi-room system (NMS), the method comprising:

altering an interactive program guide (IPG) of at least one remote set top box to list content stored on a storage device connected to a primary set top box;

providing a selectable field in the IPG for playing at least a portion of the content stored from the DVD on the storage device;

receiving, from the at least one remote set top box, in response to the selectable field, a request to play a movie;

transcoding the movie content to a moving picture experts group (MPEG) transport stream; and

transmitting the transport stream to the at least one remote set top box.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein transcoding the movie content comprises:

determining if the movie is encrypted;

decrypting the movie;

encrypting the movie using an encryption particular to the NMS; and

transcoding the movie content to a moving picture experts group (MPEG) transport stream.