Personalized content
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1. A method of enabling a terminal to access content requested by the terminal, the method comprising the following operations performed by one or more processors:
- enabling a terminal to interface with a media switch to receive real-time broadcast content, wherein the media switch is configured to arrange transmission of the real-time broadcast content to more than one terminal simultaneously;
allocating a personalized data store for the terminal on the media switch;
designating a first piece of content for storage into the personalized data store;
storing, for a first user using the terminal, the first piece of content into the personalized data store in response to the designation;
receiving, from the terminal, a request for distribution of the first piece of content;
identifying a personal cable channel over which to distribute the requested first piece of content to the terminal;
transmitting, from the media switch to the terminal, reusable access information associated with the personal cable channel to enable the terminal to access the requested first piece of content from a cable headend, the reusable access information including information specifying a process identification number; and
transmitting, from the media switch to the cable headend, the first piece of content for transmission to the terminal as a video or audio feed on the identified personal cable channel.
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Abstract
A media switch enables a terminal to access content by receiving a content request from a terminal for a first piece of content to be distributed over a cable system, identifying a personal channel within resources available in the cable system to distribute the first piece of content to the terminal, transmitting access information to the terminal to enable the terminal to access the first piece of content through the personal channel, and interfacing with a cable headend to provide the first piece of content on the personal channel.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of enabling a terminal to access content requested by the terminal, the method comprising the following operations performed by one or more processors:
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enabling a terminal to interface with a media switch to receive real-time broadcast content, wherein the media switch is configured to arrange transmission of the real-time broadcast content to more than one terminal simultaneously; allocating a personalized data store for the terminal on the media switch; designating a first piece of content for storage into the personalized data store; storing, for a first user using the terminal, the first piece of content into the personalized data store in response to the designation; receiving, from the terminal, a request for distribution of the first piece of content; identifying a personal cable channel over which to distribute the requested first piece of content to the terminal; transmitting, from the media switch to the terminal, reusable access information associated with the personal cable channel to enable the terminal to access the requested first piece of content from a cable headend, the reusable access information including information specifying a process identification number; and transmitting, from the media switch to the cable headend, the first piece of content for transmission to the terminal as a video or audio feed on the identified personal cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 40, 41)
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19. A system including a processor enabling a terminal to access content requested by the terminal, the system executing instructions to:
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enable a terminal to interface with a media switch to receive real-time broadcast content, wherein the media switch is configured to arrange transmission of the real-time broadcast content to more than one terminal simultaneously; allocate a personalized data store for the terminal on the media switch; designate a first piece of content for storage into the personalized data store; store, for a first user using the terminal, the first piece of content into the personalized data store in response to the designation; receive, from the terminal, a request for distribution of the first piece of content; identify a personal cable channel over which to distribute the requested first piece of content to the terminal; transmit, from the media switch to the terminal, reusable access information associated with the personal cable channel to enable the terminal to access the requested first piece of content from a cable headend, the reusable access information including information specifying a process identification number; and transmit, from the media switch to the cable headend, the first piece of content for transmission as a video or audio feed to the terminal on the identified personal cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 42, 43)
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37. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions, which, when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform a method of enabling a terminal to access content requested by the terminal, the method comprising:
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enabling a terminal to interface with a media switch to receive real-time broadcast content, wherein the media switch is configured to arrange transmission of the real-time broadcast content to more than one terminal simultaneously; allocating a personalized data store for the terminal on the media switch; designating a first piece of content for storage into the personalized data store; storing, for a first user using the terminal, the first piece of content into the personalized data store in response to the designation; receiving, from the terminal and over a cable system, a request for distribution of the first piece of content; identifying a personal cable channel over which to distribute the requested first piece of content to the terminal; transmitting, from the media switch to the terminal, reusable access information associated with the personal cable channel to enable the terminal to access the requested first piece of content from a cable headend, the reusable access information including information specifying a process identification number; and transmitting, from the media switch to the cable headend, the first piece of content for transmission as a video or audio feed to the terminal on the identified personal cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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