Method and system for moving and playing content from home-based system to mobile system

• US 8,942,618 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DIRECTV, LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Norin, John, Casavant, Scott, Guzman, Jorge, Lee, Sean S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sorowar, Golam
• Application Number:
  US11/593,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20070281605A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,003 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.01, 455/3.02, 455/427, 455/557, 455/414.3, 455/411, 455/412.1, 455/67.14, 711/100, 379/88.13, 379/93.19, 380/200, 380/251, 705/5, 705/17, 705/51, 705/57, 705/67, 705/71, 713/151, 713/181, 713/190, 713/193
• US Class Current: 455/3.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6143 involving transmission via a satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/20 Adaptations for transmission via a GHz frequency band, e.g. via satellite

Abstract

A system and method for playing back digital satellite audio and video signals includes storing a file on a storage device associated with the satellite receiver 54. The file is communicated to a file playback device such as a mobile receiver 28 from the storage device. The file is played back using the mobile receiving device 28.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing a file on a storage device associated with a satellite receiver;

storing a first household key with the file;

communicating the file and the first household key to a file playback device from the storage device;

storing a second household key on the file playback device;

comparing the first household key and the second household key in the file playback device;

authorizing playback of the file through the file playback device when the first household key matches the second household key during comparing; and

playing the file with the file playback device after authorizing.

2. A method as in claim 1 wherein communicating comprises wirelessly communicating the file.

3. A method as in claim 2 wherein wirelessly communicating the file comprises communicating the file through a wireless network.

4. A method as in claim 2 wherein wirelessly communicating the file comprises communicating the file through a WiFi network.

5. A method as in claim 2 wherein wirelessly communicating the file comprises communicating the file through an extender of a wireless phone network.

6. A method as in claim 2 wherein wirelessly communicating the file comprises communicating the file through a cellular phone network.

7. A method as in claim 1 wherein communicating comprises storing the file on a portable memory device and further comprising coupling the portable memory device to the mobile playback device.

8. A method as in claim 7 wherein playing the file comprises playing the file from the portable memory device.

9. A method as in claim 1 wherein the file playback device comprises a mobile integrated receiver decoder.

10. A method as in claim 1 wherein the storage device comprises a DVR and wherein communicating the file comprises transferring the file from the storage device to the DVR.

11. A method as in claim 10 wherein transferring the file comprises transferring the file to a portable memory device and transferring the file from the portable memory device to the DVR.

12. A method comprising:

storing a file on a storage device in communication with a satellite receiver;

storing a first household key with the file;

transferring the file and the first household key to a portable memory device;

storing a second household key on a playback device;

coupling the portable memory device to the playback device;

transferring the file to the playback device from the portable memory device;

comparing the first household key and the second household key in the playback device;

authorizing playback of the file through the playback device when the first household key matches the second household key during comparing; and

playing the file with the playback device after authorizing.

13. A method as in claim 12 wherein transferring the file to the playback device comprises transferring the file to a DVR in the playback device.

14. A method as in claim 12 wherein transferring the file to the playback device comprises transferring the file to a memory in the playback device.

15. A method as in claim 12 wherein the playback device is a mobile playback device.

16. A method as in claim 12 wherein the playback device is an automotive mobile satellite receiving device.

17. A method of using a video file stored in a home-based storage device comprising:

wirelessly communicating the video file and a first household key to an automobile-based satellite receiving device fixedly coupled within an automobile from the home-based storage device;

storing the video file in the automobile-based satellite receiving device; and

playing the video file with the automobile-based satellite receiving device when the first household key matches a second household key stored in the automobile-based satellite receiving device.

18. A method as in claim 17 wherein storing the video file in the automobile-based satellite receiving device comprises storing the video file in a DVR in the automobile-based receiving device.

19. A method as in claim 17 wherein storing the video file in the automobile-based satellite receiving device comprises storing the video file to a memory in the playback device.

20. A system comprising:

a fixed satellite receiver having a storage device associated therewith, said receiver storing a satellite file and a first household key therein and communicating the satellite file and the first household key from the storage device; and

a mobile satellite receiver storing a second household key and receiving the satellite file and the first household key, and said mobile satellite receiver comparing the first household key and the second household key in the playback device, and playing the satellite file when the first household key corresponds to the second household key during comparing.

21. A system as in claim 20 wherein the storage device comprises a DVR.

22. A system as recited in claim 20 further comprising a portable memory device receiving and storing the satellite file, said portable memory device communicating the satellite file to the mobile satellite receiver.