Determination of receiving live versus time-shifted media content at a communication device
First Claim
1. A method executable by a computing device to determine whether media content received at a specific time is live media content or time-shifted media content, the method comprising:
- receiving attribute information concerning the media content at the computing device, wherein the attribute information identifies the media content;
comparing the attribute information identifying the media content with schedule information describing programs broadcast at the specific time, wherein the comparing is performed by the computing device;
determining, using the computing device, that the received media content is live media content if the attribute information identifying the media content corresponds to a program described in the schedule information that is broadcast at the specific time; and
determining, using the computing device, that the received media content is time-shifted media content if the attribute information identifying the media content does not correspond to a program described in the schedule information that is broadcast at the specific time.
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Abstract
A method of determining whether live media content or time-shifted media content is received at a computing device such as a server or media player is presented. Attribute information concerning media content received at a communication device at a specific time is received and compared schedule information. The received media content is determined to be live media content if the media content identity agrees with the schedule information. The received media content is determined to be time-shifted media content if the media content identity does not agree with the schedule information.
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1. A method executable by a computing device to determine whether media content received at a specific time is live media content or time-shifted media content, the method comprising:
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receiving attribute information concerning the media content at the computing device, wherein the attribute information identifies the media content; comparing the attribute information identifying the media content with schedule information describing programs broadcast at the specific time, wherein the comparing is performed by the computing device; determining, using the computing device, that the received media content is live media content if the attribute information identifying the media content corresponds to a program described in the schedule information that is broadcast at the specific time; and determining, using the computing device, that the received media content is time-shifted media content if the attribute information identifying the media content does not correspond to a program described in the schedule information that is broadcast at the specific time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing device comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive attribute information concerning media content received at a specific time, wherein the attribute information is derived from received media content, and wherein the attribute information identifies the received media content; and control circuitry configured to compare the identity of the attribute information with schedule information describing broadcast programming to thereby determine that the received media content is live media content if the attribute information corresponds to a program identified in the schedule information that is broadcast at the specific time, and to determine that the received media content is time-shifted media content if the attribute information does not correspond to the program identified in the schedule information that is broadcast at the specific time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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