Method and apparatus for identifying content using IPTV devices
First Claim
1. A method for identifying content using one or more IPTV devices, the method comprising:
- accessing a user'"'"'s account using a secondary device, the user'"'"'s account being associated with a plurality of IPTV devices registered by a user;
selecting content from a content list provided by a service provider, the content list identifying content selected for display by the user;
sending an identifier, from the service provider, to a first IPTV device that is selected to manipulate the selected content, wherein the identifier is added to the content list and the identifier includes metadata specifying the selected content;
modifying, when the content list is provided to the secondary device, the content list according to device data of the secondary device;
manipulating the selected content on the first IPTV device, andexecuting a subscription to the service provider that provides the content list to view the selected content,wherein during the time of manipulation on the first IPTV device, the secondary device or another IPTV device is operable to manipulate other content,wherein each user has a public content list that is available to unauthorized users, and a private content list that is available to authorized users and from which content included in the private content list is selected by authorized users for playback on an IPTV device selected from IPTV devices linked to the user'"'"'s account,wherein the method further comprises;
determining whether the selected content is viewable by the selected IPTV device; and
determining whether the selected content is available,wherein the method automatically removes unavailable selected content from a user'"'"'s content list, when the user determines to remove the unavailable selected content from the user'"'"'s content list; and
the method leaves unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list and marks the unavailable selected content using an indicator, when the user determines to leave the unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list, the indicator indicating when the selected content is available.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying content using one or more Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) devices by accessing a user'"'"'s account using a secondary device and selecting content provided by a service provider. The service provider sends an identifier that specifies the selected content to a first IPTV device that will display content. The selected content is added to a user'"'"'s content list in the user'"'"'s account; and played on the first IPTV device. During the time of playback on the first IPTV device, the user is able to browse content using the secondary device or another IPTV device. Thus, the user is able to browse and search for additional content without disturbing the display of the selected content.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for identifying content using one or more IPTV devices, the method comprising:
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accessing a user'"'"'s account using a secondary device, the user'"'"'s account being associated with a plurality of IPTV devices registered by a user; selecting content from a content list provided by a service provider, the content list identifying content selected for display by the user; sending an identifier, from the service provider, to a first IPTV device that is selected to manipulate the selected content, wherein the identifier is added to the content list and the identifier includes metadata specifying the selected content; modifying, when the content list is provided to the secondary device, the content list according to device data of the secondary device; manipulating the selected content on the first IPTV device, and executing a subscription to the service provider that provides the content list to view the selected content, wherein during the time of manipulation on the first IPTV device, the secondary device or another IPTV device is operable to manipulate other content, wherein each user has a public content list that is available to unauthorized users, and a private content list that is available to authorized users and from which content included in the private content list is selected by authorized users for playback on an IPTV device selected from IPTV devices linked to the user'"'"'s account, wherein the method further comprises; determining whether the selected content is viewable by the selected IPTV device; and determining whether the selected content is available, wherein the method automatically removes unavailable selected content from a user'"'"'s content list, when the user determines to remove the unavailable selected content from the user'"'"'s content list; and
the method leaves unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list and marks the unavailable selected content using an indicator, when the user determines to leave the unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list, the indicator indicating when the selected content is available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method for supplying content using one or more IPTV devices, the method comprising:
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storing, on a server, a user'"'"'s account, the user'"'"'s account being associated with a plurality of IPTV devices registered by a user, the user'"'"'s account including a user'"'"'s content list that identifies content selected for display by the user and information of a service provider and including content details used for playback on a first IPTV device, sending to a first IPTV device an identifier that includes metadata specifying the selected content; sending to a secondary device and to each IPTV device a modified user'"'"'s content list representing modifications by the user or by another user of the user'"'"'s content list, wherein, when the content list is sent to the secondary device, the content list is modified according to device data of the secondary device; sending to the secondary device or an IPTV device content that is selected from the content list for display by the user, and executing a subscription to the service provider that provides the content list to view the selected content, wherein each user has a public content list that is available to unauthorized users, and a private content list that is available to authorized users and from which content included in the private content list is selected by authorized users for playback on an IPTV device selected from IPTV devices associated with the user'"'"'s account, wherein the method further comprises; determining whether the selected content is viewable by the first IPTV device and the secondary device; and determining whether the selected content is available, wherein the method automatically removes unavailable selected content from a user'"'"'s content list, when the user determines to remove the unavailable selected content from the user'"'"'s content list; and
the method leaves unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list and marks the unavailable selected content using an indicator, when the user determines to leave the unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list, the indicator indicating when the selected content is available. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for identifying content using one or more IPTV devices, the method comprising:
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accessing a user'"'"'s account using a secondary device, the user'"'"'s account being associated with a plurality of IPTV devices registered by a user; selecting content from a content list provided by a service provider, the content list identifying content selected for display by the user; modifying, when the content list is provided to the secondary device, the user'"'"'s content list according to device data of the secondary device; navigating to the content list utilizing an IPTV device; manipulating the selected content on the IPTV device, and executing a subscription to the service provider that provides the content list to view the selected content, wherein an identifier in the user'"'"'s content list, including metadata specifying the selected content, is sent from the service provider to the IPTV device, wherein during the time of manipulation on the IPTV device, the secondary device or another IPTV device is operable to browse further content, wherein each user has a public content list that is available to unauthorized users, and a private content list that is available to authorized users and from which content included in the private content list is selected by authorized users for playback on an IPTV device selected from IPTV devices linked to the user'"'"'s account, wherein the method further comprises; determining whether the selected content is viewable by the IPTV device; and determining whether the selected content is available, wherein the method automatically removes unavailable selected content from a user'"'"'s content list, when the user determines to remove the unavailable selected content from the user'"'"'s content list; and
the method leaves unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list and marks the unavailable selected content using an indicator, when the user determines to leave the unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list, the indicator indicating when the selected content is available.
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24. A method for identifying content using one or more IPTV devices, the method comprising:
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selecting content from a user'"'"'s content list provided by a service provider, the content list identifying content selected for display by the user, the user'"'"'s account being associated with a plurality of IPTV devices registered by a user; manipulating the selected content on a first IPTV device; modifying, when the content list is provided to the first device, the user'"'"'s content list according to device data of the first device; manipulating the selected content utilizing the second IPTV device or another IPTV device, and executing a subscription to the service provider that provides the content list to view the selected content, wherein an identifier in the user'"'"'s content list, including metadata specifying the selected content, is sent from the service provider to each IPTV device that manipulates the selected content, wherein each user has a public content list that is available to unauthorized users, and a private content list that is available to authorized users and from which content included in the private content list is selected by authorized users for playback on an IPTV device selected from IPTV devices linked to the user'"'"'s account, wherein the method further comprises; determining whether the selected content is viewable by the first IPTV device and the secondary device; and determining whether the selected content is available, wherein the method automatically removes unavailable selected content from a user'"'"'s content list, when the user determines to remove the unavailable selected content from the user'"'"'s content list; and
the method leaves unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list and marks the unavailable selected content using an indicator, when the user determines to leave the unavailable selected content on the user'"'"'s content list, the indicator indicating when the selected content is available. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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