Systems and methods for managing a status change of a multimedia asset in multimedia delivery systems
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring a status of a media asset, the method comprising:
- determining, using a control circuitry, that a user has begun viewing the media asset and that the user has not finished viewing the media asset, wherein the media asset has not been selected for recording by the user;
in response to the determining, detecting, using the control circuitry, an upcoming change in status of the media asset;
determining, using the control circuitry, that the media asset has not been locally recorded; and
in response to the detecting and determining that the media asset has not been locally recorded, alerting, using the control circuitry, a user of the upcoming change in status, wherein alerting the user comprises enabling the user to view or record at least part of the media asset which is not locally recorded before the status changes.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed which detect a change in the status of a multimedia asset in a multimedia delivery system, and take steps to make the multimedia asset available after the status change. The multimedia asset can then be locally recorded on the user'"'"'s digital video recorder (DVR) before the status changes. Alternatively, the user can be directed to an equivalent asset, for example, video-on-demand (VOD). The user may also receive a notification, which can be displayed on a TV or computer monitor or send to a remote device, for example to a mobile phone as an email or a short message. The user may be able to purchase the asset and/or initiate recording the asset. The status can be, for example, an expiration date of an asset, or a change of the source or format of an asset.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring a status of a media asset, the method comprising:
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determining, using a control circuitry, that a user has begun viewing the media asset and that the user has not finished viewing the media asset, wherein the media asset has not been selected for recording by the user; in response to the determining, detecting, using the control circuitry, an upcoming change in status of the media asset; determining, using the control circuitry, that the media asset has not been locally recorded; and in response to the detecting and determining that the media asset has not been locally recorded, alerting, using the control circuitry, a user of the upcoming change in status, wherein alerting the user comprises enabling the user to view or record at least part of the media asset which is not locally recorded before the status changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. A system for monitoring status of a media asset, the system comprising:
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a storage device; and control circuitry configured to; determine that a user has begun viewing the media asset and that the user has not finished viewing the media asset, wherein the media asset has not been selected for recording by the user; detect, in response to the determining, an upcoming change in status of the media asset; determine that the media asset has not been locally recorded on the storage device; and alert a user, in response to the detecting and determining that the media asset has not been locally recorded, of the upcoming change in status, wherein the means for alerting the user comprises means for enabling the user to view or record at least part of the media asset which is not locally recorded before the status changes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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