Shared DVR programming via a web page
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a device, a selected metadata item selected from a list of one or more selectable metadata items on a first user'"'"'s web page from a social network web site displayed on the device, the web page comprising code that executes a web widget, execution of the web widget by the device causing display of the list of one or more selectable metadata items, each of the one or more selectable metadata items are associated with one or more content stored or scheduled to be recorded in a first DVR; and
responsive to receiving, from the device, an indication that the metadata item was selected from the one or more selectable metadata items, automatically sending in real-time across a network a message causing a second DVR to record or schedule to record a content associated with the selected metadata item;
wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.
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Abstract
Techniques for shared DVR programming via a web page enable using a DVR widget in a web page and DVR environment on a network to view DVR content from a publisher'"'"'s DVR usage data and based on the viewed DVR content from the publisher'"'"'s DVR, record or schedule to record particular content on the viewer'"'"'s DVR.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from a device, a selected metadata item selected from a list of one or more selectable metadata items on a first user'"'"'s web page from a social network web site displayed on the device, the web page comprising code that executes a web widget, execution of the web widget by the device causing display of the list of one or more selectable metadata items, each of the one or more selectable metadata items are associated with one or more content stored or scheduled to be recorded in a first DVR; and responsive to receiving, from the device, an indication that the metadata item was selected from the one or more selectable metadata items, automatically sending in real-time across a network a message causing a second DVR to record or schedule to record a content associated with the selected metadata item; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a web page receiving subsystem that receives from, a device, a selected metadata item selected from a list of one or more selectable metadata items on a first user'"'"'s web page from a social network web site displayed on the device, the web page comprising code that executes a web widget, execution of the web widget by the device causing display of the list of one or more selectable metadata items, each of the one or more selectable metadata items are associated with one or more content stored or scheduled to be recorded in a first DVR; and a sending processor that responsive to receiving, from the device, an indication that the metadata item was selected from the one or more selectable metadata items, automatically sends in real-time across a network a message causing a second DVR to record or schedule to record a content associated with the selected metadata item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
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receiving, from a device, a selected metadata item selected from a list of one or more selectable metadata items on a first user'"'"'s web page from a social network web site displayed on the device, the web page comprising code that executes a web widget, execution of the web widget by the device causing display of the list of one or more selectable metadata items, each of the one or more selectable metadata items are associated with one or more content stored or scheduled to be recorded in a first DVR; and responsive to receiving, from the device, an indication that the metadata item was selected from the one or more selectable metadata items, automatically sending in real-time across a network a message causing a second DVR to record or schedule to record a content associated with the selected metadata item. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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