Method for reestablishing presentation of a paused media program
First Claim
1. A set-top box, comprising:
- a memory to store instructions; and
a controller coupled to the memory, wherein when executing the instructions, the controller performs operations comprising;
receiving a media program from a communication network through a gateway device located at a premises of the set-top box;
presenting the media program at a media device;
pausing presentation of the media program responsive to a pause request;
generating a departure mark that identifies a presentation point in the media program associated with the pause request;
continuing to record the media program from the departure mark to generate a recorded media program stored at the set-top box;
transmitting to a portable communication device a media controller emulator for controlling operations of the set-top box from a user interface of the portable communication device;
receiving from the portable communication device a request to resume presentation of the media program from the departure mark responsive to a function of the media controller emulator selected at the portable communication device; and
transmitting the recorded media program from the set-top box through the gateway device and the communication network to the portable communication device, wherein the recorded media program is transmitted from the departure mark for presentation of the recorded media program at the portable communication device.
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Abstract
A method for reestablishing presentation of a paused media program is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Set-Top Box (STB) located in a building can have a controller element that presents a media program to a media device operable only in the building, pauses presentation of the media program responsive to a pause request, generates a departure mark that identifies a presentation point in the media program associated with the pause request, receives a request to resume presentation of the media program from the departure mark at a portable communication device capable of maintaining communications with the STB outside the building, and transmits to the portable communication device a presentation of the media program from the departure mark. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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17 Claims
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1. A set-top box, comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein when executing the instructions, the controller performs operations comprising; receiving a media program from a communication network through a gateway device located at a premises of the set-top box; presenting the media program at a media device; pausing presentation of the media program responsive to a pause request; generating a departure mark that identifies a presentation point in the media program associated with the pause request; continuing to record the media program from the departure mark to generate a recorded media program stored at the set-top box; transmitting to a portable communication device a media controller emulator for controlling operations of the set-top box from a user interface of the portable communication device; receiving from the portable communication device a request to resume presentation of the media program from the departure mark responsive to a function of the media controller emulator selected at the portable communication device; and transmitting the recorded media program from the set-top box through the gateway device and the communication network to the portable communication device, wherein the recorded media program is transmitted from the departure mark for presentation of the recorded media program at the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in a portable communication device, comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving from a set-top box a media controller emulator for controlling operations of the set-top box, wherein the media controller emulator is selected by the set-top box from a plurality of media controller emulators according to a device descriptor of the portable communication device; presenting the media controller emulator by way of a user interface of the portable communication device; receiving from the set-top box an adaptation of a recorded media program for presentation under control of the media controller emulator, wherein the set-top box determines the adaptation according to the device descriptor of the portable communication device, and wherein the adaptation of the recorded media program is transmitted from the set-top box through a gateway device at a premises associated with the set-top box and through a communication network; and presenting the adaptation of the recorded media program. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a portable communication device comprising a processor, a media controller emulator for controlling operations of a fixed media device, wherein the media controller emulator is selected by the fixed media device from a plurality of media controller emulators according to a device descriptor of a portable communication device; presenting, by the portable communication device, the media controller emulator by way of a user interface of the portable communication device while the fixed media device continues to record a media program from a departure mark to generate a recorded media program; sending, by the portable communication device, a request to the fixed media device to resume presentation of the media program from the departure mark; receiving, by the portable communication device, the recorded media program from the departure mark from the fixed media device, wherein the recorded media program is transmitted to the portable communication device from the fixed media device through a gateway device at a premises associated with the fixed media device and through a communication network; and presenting, by the portable communication device, the recorded media program from the departure mark. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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