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Automated acquisition of discovered content

  • US 8,869,186 B2
  • Filed: 07/29/2005
  • Issued: 10/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a system including a device that receives content from one or more data stream sources, a method for acquiring content discovered on the one or more data streams, the method comprising:

  • rendering content received from a particular data stream source on a device that is connected to a network, the content comprising audio or video content;

    while the content is being rendered, receiving input from a user requesting that a copy of the content be obtained;

    in response to the input, obtaining a copy of the content by;

    (1) recording at least a portion of the content, wherein the recorded content is a low quality version of the content;

    (2) sending the recorded content over a network to a service for comparison of the recorded content to stored content such that the recorded content is sent over the network in response to the input requesting that a copy of the content be obtained and for the purpose of identifying which content was recorded by the device;

    (3) receiving a copy of the content, the copy comprising a higher quality version of the content; and

    (4) replacing the recorded low quality version of the content with the received higher quality version of the content on the device;

    receiving a recommendation for additional content similar to the identified content such that the additional content is recommended based on the recorded content that was sent over the network; and

    displaying the recommendation for additional content in conjunction with the copy of the content.

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