Method and system for quickly recording linear content from an interactive interface

• US 8,707,361 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2007
• Issued: 04/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DIRECTV, LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jeffs, Alistair E
• Primary Examiner(s): CHUNG, JASON
• Application Number:
  US11/871,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20090100065A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,383 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 725/43
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2151 Time stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23473 by pre-encrypting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23895 involving multiplex stream encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43853 involving multiplex stream decryption arrangements using cryptography for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/23
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/63345 by transmitting keys key distribution for secret or secure communication H04L9/08; network support of key management H04L63/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8405 represented by keywords
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/1675 Providing digital key or authorisation information for generation or regeneration of the scrambling sequence pseudo-random number generators in general G06F7/58

Abstract

A method and system includes a first device having an ordering interface and forming a recording command comprising a linear channel, a start time, time duration and date. The first device communicates a customer identifier and the recording command to a content processing system corresponding to the linear content. The content processing system forms a control word from the recording command and communicates the control word to a user device. The user device receives the content corresponding to the recording command in response to the control word.

Claims

1. A method of ordering content comprising:

accessing an ordering interactive interface from a first device, said ordering interactive interface comprising a search screen selector box and a quick record selector box,

after selecting the quick record selector box, initiating a quick record function having a menu in the ordering interactive interface comprising a plurality of text entry boxes including a time box with a time value, a duration box with a duration value and a date box with a date value, and

pre-filling the time box with a current time, the duration box with a preset duration and the date box with a current date;

after selecting the search screen selector box, entering a search term in the search screen selector box from a user interface of the first device,

communicating a search term to a content processing system,

searching program data at the content processing system,

displaying content based on said searching, and

selecting content to form a content selection;

forming a recording command comprising;

a) a linear channel, the time value, the duration value and the date value;

or b) the content selection;

communicating a customer identifier and the recording command from the first device to the content processing system;

forming a control word based on the customer identifier and the recording command at the content processing system;

communicating the control word from the content processing system to a user device that is different than the first device; and

receiving the content corresponding to the recording command at the user device in response to the control word.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising in response to communicating the control word, sending an email indicating the control word was sent to the user device.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein after receiving, storing the content in a memory of the user device.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein accessing the ordering interactive interface comprises entering the customer identifier and password.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein forming a recording command comprises forming the recording command from a menu on a mobile device.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein forming the recording command comprises forming the recording command from the menu.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein forming the recording command comprises pre-filling the menu with a linear channel in a channel box.

8. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a satellite.

9. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a broadband communication system.

10. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a terrestrial system.

11. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a satellite.

12. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a broadband communication system.

13. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a terrestrial system.

14. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a satellite and wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a satellite.

15. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating a control word comprises communicating the control word through a satellite and wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a broadband communication system.

16. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the user device comprises a satellite television set top box.

17. A system comprising:

a first device having an ordering interactive interface, said ordering interactive interface comprising a search screen selector box and a quick record selector box, after selecting the quick record selector box with a quick record function with a menu comprising a plurality of text boxes including a time value prefilled with a current time, a duration value prefilled with a preset time duration and a date value prefilled with a current date;

after selecting the search screen selector box, entering a search term in the search screen selector box from a user interface of the first device, communicating the search term to a content processing system, searching program data at the content processing system, displaying content based on said searching, and selecting content to form a content selection;

said first device forming a recording command comprising;

a) a linear channel, the time value, the duration value and the date value;

or b) the content selection;

said first device communicating a customer identifier and the recording command to the content processing system

said content processing system forming a control word based on the customer identifier and the recording command and communicating the control word to a user device that is different than the first device; and

said user device receiving the content corresponding to the recording command in response to the control word.

18. A system as recited in claim 17 wherein the content comprises linear content.

19. A system as recited in claim 17 further comprising a satellite in communication with the content processing system communicating the control word therethrough.

20. A system as recited in claim 17 further comprising a broadband communication system communication with the content processing system communicating the control word therethrough.

21. A system as recited in claim 17 wherein the user device comprises a satellite television set top box and the first device comprises a mobile device.