Method for reestablishing presentation of a paused media program
First Claim
1. A set-top box, comprising:
- a memory to store executable instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising;
receiving a media program from a communication network through a gateway device collocated with 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;
recording the media program from the departure mark to generate a recorded media program;
receiving from a portable communication device a request to resume presentation of the media program from the departure mark responsive to selection of a function of a media controller emulator executed by the portable communication device, wherein the media controller emulator is one of a plurality of media controller emulators; and
transmitting the recorded media program by way of 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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20 Claims
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1. A set-top box, comprising:
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a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising; receiving a media program from a communication network through a gateway device collocated with 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; recording the media program from the departure mark to generate a recorded media program; receiving from a portable communication device a request to resume presentation of the media program from the departure mark responsive to selection of a function of a media controller emulator executed by the portable communication device, wherein the media controller emulator is one of a plurality of media controller emulators; and transmitting the recorded media program by way of 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, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor of a portable communication device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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obtaining a media controller emulator for controlling operations of a media processor, wherein the media controller emulator is obtained from a plurality of media controller emulators; presenting the media controller emulator by way of a user interface of the portable communication device; receiving from the media processor a recorded media program for presentation at the user interface under control of the media controller emulator, wherein the recorded media program is adapted for the presentation at the user interface by one of the media processor or the portable communication device, wherein the adaptation of the recorded media program is according to a presentation feature of the user interface, and wherein the recorded media program is transmitted from the media processor by way of a gateway device collocated with the media processor and communicatively coupled to a communication network; and presenting the recorded media program at the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a portable communication device comprising a processor, a media controller emulator for controlling operations of a stationary media device, wherein the media controller emulator is compatible with operating characteristics of the 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 stationary media device records a media program from a departure mark to generate a recorded media program; sending, by the portable communication device, a request to the stationary media device to resume presentation of the media program from the departure mark according to a function of the media controller emulator; receiving, by the portable communication device, from the media device the recorded media program from the departure mark, wherein the recorded media program is transmitted to the portable communication device from the stationary media device through a gateway device associated with the stationary media device; and presenting, by the portable communication device, the recorded media program from the departure mark. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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