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Method and apparatus for acquiring program information

  • US 9,886,434 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2008
  • Issued: 02/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a peripheral user device, recorded content from a recording device of a user, the recorded content being previously provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the recording device and recorded by the recording device on a storage medium associated with the recording device;

    receiving, by the peripheral user device from the recording device, transmission data indicative of the previous transmission of the recorded content from the distribution system to the recording device, wherein the transmission data comprises one or more transmission identifiers that identify and are specific to the previous transmission of the recorded content from the distribution system to the recording device;

    sending, by the peripheral user device to a server, a request for program data associated with the recorded content, wherein the request comprises the transmission data that is indicative of the previous transmission of the recorded content from the distribution system to the recording device; and

    responsive to the request, receiving, by the peripheral user device, the program data descriptive of the recorded content, wherein the program data identifies a title of the recorded content, wherein the program data is identified using the one or more transmission identifiers that identify and are specific to the previous transmission of the recorded content.

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