Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording
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1. A method of playing back programs stored on another user'"'"'s user equipment, comprising:
- generating a request to playback a program with a first user equipment of a first user, wherein the program was recorded on a second user equipment of a second user in response to a record request generated at the second user equipment;
in response to the request to playback, receiving with the first user equipment the program from the second user equipment; and
generating the retrieved program for display.
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded.
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1. A method of playing back programs stored on another user'"'"'s user equipment, comprising:
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generating a request to playback a program with a first user equipment of a first user, wherein the program was recorded on a second user equipment of a second user in response to a record request generated at the second user equipment; in response to the request to playback, receiving with the first user equipment the program from the second user equipment; and generating the retrieved program for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A first user equipment for playing back programs stored on a second user equipment, the first user equipment comprising:
processing circuitry configured to; generate a request to play back a program with a first user equipment of a first user, wherein the program was recorded on a second user equipment of a second user in response to a record request generated at the second user equipment; in response to the request to playback, receive with the first user equipment the program from the second user equipment; and generate the retrieved program for display. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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