Wireless digital video recorder
First Claim
1. A wireless digital video recorder for mobile and on-demand digital recording of video content, comprising:
- a wireless phone;
a receiver associated with the wireless phone configured to receive a broadcast signal containing video content;
a digital video recorder in communication with the receiver and configured to digitally record the video content received by the receiver;
a storage controller in communication with the digital video recorder, the storage controller being configured to create an alert when storage space available to the digital video recorder reaches a predetermined threshold;
a signal strength monitor in communication with the receiver and configured to monitor strength of the broadcast signal received by the wireless digital video recorder;
a position locator in communication with the digital video recorder configured to store one or more pointers associated with one or more locations within video content recorded by the digital video recorder; and
a user interface, at the wireless phone and accessible by a user from a user computer separate from the wireless phone, for receiving instructions from the user, via the user computer and over a wireless connection with the Internet, to record the video content;
wherein the receiver is associated with wireless telephony functions of the wireless digital video recorder and is capable of receiving wireless voice data;
wherein the receiver and the digital video recorder are incorporated within the wireless phone;
wherein the alert comprises a one of an audible alert, a visual alert and a combination of an audible and a visual alert;
wherein a user of the wireless digital video recorder uses the position locator to store the pointer to identify the location of a video segment in the video content recorded by the digital video recorder.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for receiving and recording video content on a wireless phone. Merely by way of example, one set of embodiments provides a wireless phone with the capability to receive a broadcast video signal and to decode, digitize and record the broadcast video signal. In other embodiments, the wireless phone has the capability to receive broadcast video signals and/or video signals streamed over a network and to record these signals. In still further embodiments, the wireless phone may receive video content transmitted over a wireless network and may format and/or encode the video content and record the video content. In some embodiments the wireless phone comprises a video player for playing video content.
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53 Claims
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1. A wireless digital video recorder for mobile and on-demand digital recording of video content, comprising:
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a wireless phone; a receiver associated with the wireless phone configured to receive a broadcast signal containing video content; a digital video recorder in communication with the receiver and configured to digitally record the video content received by the receiver; a storage controller in communication with the digital video recorder, the storage controller being configured to create an alert when storage space available to the digital video recorder reaches a predetermined threshold; a signal strength monitor in communication with the receiver and configured to monitor strength of the broadcast signal received by the wireless digital video recorder; a position locator in communication with the digital video recorder configured to store one or more pointers associated with one or more locations within video content recorded by the digital video recorder; and a user interface, at the wireless phone and accessible by a user from a user computer separate from the wireless phone, for receiving instructions from the user, via the user computer and over a wireless connection with the Internet, to record the video content; wherein the receiver is associated with wireless telephony functions of the wireless digital video recorder and is capable of receiving wireless voice data; wherein the receiver and the digital video recorder are incorporated within the wireless phone; wherein the alert comprises a one of an audible alert, a visual alert and a combination of an audible and a visual alert; wherein a user of the wireless digital video recorder uses the position locator to store the pointer to identify the location of a video segment in the video content recorded by the digital video recorder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless digital video recorder for mobile and on-demand digital recording of video content, comprising:
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a wireless phone; a receiver in communication with the wireless phone and configured to receive a broadcast signal containing the video content; a tuner in communication with the receiver and configured to select the broadcast signal containing the video content; a digital video recorder in communication with the tuner and configured to record the video content; a storage controller in communication with the digital video recorder, the storage controller being configured to create an alert when storage space available to the digital video recorder reaches a predetermined threshold; a signal strength monitor in communication with the receiver and configured to monitor strength of the broadcast signal received by the wireless digital video recorder; a position locator in communication with the digital video recorder configured to store one or more pointers associated with one or more locations within video content recorded by the digital video recorder; and a user interface, at the wireless phone and accessible by a user from a user computer separate from the wireless phone, for receiving instructions from the user, via the user computer and over a wireless connection with the Internet, to record the video content; wherein the receiver is associated with wireless telephony functions of the wireless digital video recorder and is capable of receiving wireless voice data; wherein the receiver and the digital video recorder are incorporated within the wireless phone; wherein the alert comprises a one of an audible alert, a visual alert and a combination of an audible and a visual alert; wherein a user of the wireless digital video recorder uses the position locator to store the pointer to identify the location of a video segment in the video content recorded by the digital video recorder. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless digital video recorder for mobile and on-demand digital recording of video content, comprising:
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a wireless phone; a receiver attached to the wireless phone and configured to receive a broadcast signal containing the video content; a tuner in communication with the receiver and configured to select the broadcast signal containing the video content; a decoder in communication with the tuner and configured to digitize the video content; a digital video recorder in communication with the tuner and configured to record the video content; a storage controller in communication with the digital video recorder, the storage controller being configured to create an alert when storage space available to the digital video recorder reaches a predetermined threshold; a signal strength monitor in communication with the receiver and configured to monitor strength of the broadcast signal received by the wireless digital video recorder; a position locator in communication with the digital video recorder configured to store one or more pointers associated with one or more locations within video content recorded by the digital video recorder; and a user interface, at the wireless phone and accessible by a user from a user computer separate from the wireless phone, for receiving instructions from the user, via the user computer and over a wireless connection with the Internet, to record the video content; wherein the receiver is associated with wireless telephony functions of the wireless digital video recorder and is capable of receiving wireless voice data; wherein the receiver and the digital video recorder are incorporated within the wireless phone; wherein the alert comprises a one of an audible alert, a visual alert and a combination of an audible and a visual alert; wherein a user of the wireless digital video recorder uses the position locator to store the pointer to identify the location of a video segment in the video content recorded by the digital video recorder. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for digitally recording video content on a wireless phone, comprising:
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receiving at a receiver incorporated into a wireless phone a set of video content, wherein the wireless phone incorporates a digital video recorder; storing the set of video content on the digital video recorder; receiving with the receiver voice data in accordance with wireless telephony functions of the wireless phone; providing a user interface, at the wireless phone and accessible by a user from a user computer separate from the wireless phone, for receiving instructions from the user, via the user computer and over a wireless connection with the Internet, to record the video content; alerting, at the wireless phone, when storage space available to the digital video recorder reaches a predetermined threshold; monitoring the strength of the broadcast signal received by the wireless digital video recorder at the wireless phone; and storing one or more pointers associated with one or more locations within video content recorded by the digital video recorder at the wireless phone; wherein the receiver and the digital video recorder are incorporated within the wireless phone; wherein the alert comprises a one of an audible alert, a visual alert and a combination of an audible and a visual alert; wherein a user of the wireless digital video recorder uses the position locator to store the pointer to identify the location of a video segment in the video content recorded by the digital video recorder.
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38. A method for digitally recording video content on a wireless phone, comprising:
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receiving a broadcast video signal containing the video content at a receiver associated with a wireless phone; decoding the video content; encoding the video content storing the video content on a storage medium; providing a user interface, at the wireless phone and accessible by a user from a user computer separate from the wireless phone, for receiving instructions from the user, via the user computer and over a wireless connection with the Internet, to record the video content; alerting, at the wireless phone, when storage space available to the digital video recorder reaches a predetermined threshold; monitoring the strength of the broadcast signal received by the wireless digital video recorder at the wireless phone; and storing one or more pointers associated with one or more locations within video content recorded by the digital video recorder at the wireless phone; wherein the receiver is associated with wireless telephony functions of the wireless digital video recorder and is capable of receiving wireless voice data; wherein the receiver and the digital video recorder are incorporated within the wireless phone; wherein the alert comprises a one of an audible alert, a visual alert and a combination of an audible and a visual alert; wherein a user of the wireless digital video recorder uses the position locator to store the pointer to identify the location of a video segment in the video content recorded by the digital video recorder. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A device for mobile and on-demand digital recording of video content, comprising:
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a wireless phone; a receiver associated with the wireless phone configured to receive a broadcast signal containing video content; a digital video recorder in communication with the receiver and configured to digitally record the video content received by the receiver; a storage controller in communication with the digital video recorder, the storage controller being configured to create an alert when storage space available to the digital video recorder reaches a predetermined threshold; a signal strength monitor in communication with the receiver and configured to monitor strength of the broadcast signal received by the wireless digital video recorder; a position locator in communication with the digital video recorder configured to store one or more pointers associated with one or more locations within video content recorded by the digital video recorder; and a user interface, at the wireless phone and accessible by a user from a user computer separate from the wireless phone, for receiving instructions from the user, via the user computer and over a wireless connection with the Internet, to record the video content; wherein the receiver and the digital video recorder are incorporated within the wireless phone; wherein the alert comprises a one of an audible alert, a visual alert and a combination of an audible and a visual alert; wherein a user of the wireless digital video recorder uses the position locator to store the pointer to identify the location of a video segment in the video content recorded by the digital video recorder; wherein the broadcast signal comprises an Internet broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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