Method and system for receiving and processing digital content
First Claim
1. A method of managing digital content in a digital electronic system, said method comprising:
- scanning a first channel for a time period for a first portion of digital content;
responsive to not detecting the first portion of digital content during the time period, ceasing scanning the first channel and scanning a second channel for the first portion of digital content;
responsive to detecting the first portion of digital content during the time period, accessing the first portion of digital content using the first channel, wherein said first channel is selected under program control by a component of said digital electronic system;
comparing a first unique identifier to a plurality of unique identifiers to determine whether said plurality of unique identifiers comprises said first unique identifier, wherein said first unique identifier is associated with said first portion of digital content and wherein the plurality of unique identifiers is established based on past user downloading of digital content and not on user input of preferences;
responsive to a determination that said plurality of unique identifiers comprises said first unique identifier, storing said first portion of digital content in a memory of said digital electronic system, wherein said storing is performed contemporaneously with a processing of other content accessed using a second channel;
responsive to a user request for a second portion of digital content,determining if said second portion of digital content is stored in said memory; and
accessing said second portion of digital content from said memory responsive to a determination that said second portion of digital content is stored in said memory otherwise accessing said second portion of digital content over the Internet.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of storing digital content in a digital electronic system. In one embodiment, datacast information decoded from a digital media signal is monitored to identify newly-received digital content. The monitoring includes configuring a decoder to receive and decode the datacast information, identifying newly-received digital content from the datacast information, and updating an intelligent filter based upon the newly-received digital content, wherein the intelligent filter records the newly-received digital content. Additionally, the monitoring may include repeating the configuring, identifying, and updating. Thereafter, any of the newly-received digital content that is recorded in the intelligent filter may be stored into a cache memory.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of managing digital content in a digital electronic system, said method comprising:
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scanning a first channel for a time period for a first portion of digital content; responsive to not detecting the first portion of digital content during the time period, ceasing scanning the first channel and scanning a second channel for the first portion of digital content; responsive to detecting the first portion of digital content during the time period, accessing the first portion of digital content using the first channel, wherein said first channel is selected under program control by a component of said digital electronic system; comparing a first unique identifier to a plurality of unique identifiers to determine whether said plurality of unique identifiers comprises said first unique identifier, wherein said first unique identifier is associated with said first portion of digital content and wherein the plurality of unique identifiers is established based on past user downloading of digital content and not on user input of preferences; responsive to a determination that said plurality of unique identifiers comprises said first unique identifier, storing said first portion of digital content in a memory of said digital electronic system, wherein said storing is performed contemporaneously with a processing of other content accessed using a second channel; responsive to a user request for a second portion of digital content, determining if said second portion of digital content is stored in said memory; and accessing said second portion of digital content from said memory responsive to a determination that said second portion of digital content is stored in said memory otherwise accessing said second portion of digital content over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising a processor and a memory, wherein said memory comprises instructions that when executed by said system implement a method of managing digital content in a digital electronic system, said method comprising:
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accessing a first portion of digital content using a first channel, wherein said first channel is selected under program control by a component of said digital electronic system; comparing a first unique identifier to a plurality of unique identifiers to determine whether said plurality of unique identifiers comprises said first unique identifier, wherein said first unique identifier is associated with said first portion of digital content wherein the plurality of unique identifiers is established based on past user downloading of digital content and not on user input of preferences; responsive to a determination that said plurality of unique identifiers comprises said first unique identifier, storing said first portion of digital content in said digital electronic system, wherein said storing is performed contemporaneously with a processing of other content accessed using a second channel; and responsive to a user request for a second portion of digital content, accessing said second portion of digital content from the digital electronic system if said second portion of digital content is stored in said digital electronic system, otherwise accessing said second portion of digital content over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable memory having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of managing digital content in a digital electronic system, said method comprising:
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accessing a first portion of digital content using a first channel, wherein said first channel is selected under program control by a component of said digital electronic system; comparing a first unique identifier to a plurality of unique identifiers to determine whether said plurality of unique identifiers comprises said first unique identifier, wherein said first unique identifier is associated with said first portion of digital content, wherein the plurality of unique identifiers is established based on past user downloading of digital content and not on user input of preferences; responsive to a determination that said plurality of unique identifiers comprises said first unique identifier, storing said first portion of digital content in a memory of said digital electronic system, wherein said storing is performed contemporaneously with a processing of other content accessed using a second channel; responsive to a user request for a second portion of digital content, determining if said second portion of digital content is stored in said memory; and accessing said second portion of digital content from said memory if said second portion of digital content is stored in said memory otherwise accessing said second portion of digital content over the internet. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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