Systems, methods, and apparatus for accessing recordings of content items on multiple customer devices
First Claim
1. A method of displaying recorded content to a user, comprising:
- receiving, from a playback device and by a service provider system comprising at least one processor, a request to retrieve a recorded content item, wherein the recorded content item is recorded on a recording device;
identifying, by the service provider system, based at least in part upon the received request, at least a portion of the recorded content item as a unique recording specific to the recording device, the portion corresponding to a first program portion associated with the recorded content item and a second program portion associated with the recorded content item, wherein the first program portion and the second program portion are non-contiguous portions of the recorded content item;
retrieving, from the recording device, one or more identifiers that are indicative of the recorded content item; and
facilitating, by the service provider system and based at least in part on the one or more identifiers, access of the unique recording to the playback device, the facilitating comprising;
concatenating the first program portion and the second program portion, andtransmitting the concatenated first program portion and second program portion to the playback device.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the disclosure may include systems, methods and apparatuses for recording and viewing content items on multiple devices. According to an example embodiment, a method is provided for displaying recorded content to a user. The method includes receiving, from a playback device and by a service provider system comprising at least one processor, a request to retrieve a recorded content item, wherein the recorded content item is recorded on a recording device. The method further includes identifying, by the service provider system, based at least in part upon the received request, at least a portion of the recorded content item as a unique recording specific to the recording device. The method also includes facilitating, by the service provider system, access of the unique recording to the playback device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of displaying recorded content to a user, comprising:
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receiving, from a playback device and by a service provider system comprising at least one processor, a request to retrieve a recorded content item, wherein the recorded content item is recorded on a recording device; identifying, by the service provider system, based at least in part upon the received request, at least a portion of the recorded content item as a unique recording specific to the recording device, the portion corresponding to a first program portion associated with the recorded content item and a second program portion associated with the recorded content item, wherein the first program portion and the second program portion are non-contiguous portions of the recorded content item; retrieving, from the recording device, one or more identifiers that are indicative of the recorded content item; and facilitating, by the service provider system and based at least in part on the one or more identifiers, access of the unique recording to the playback device, the facilitating comprising; concatenating the first program portion and the second program portion, and transmitting the concatenated first program portion and second program portion to the playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A service provider system, comprising:
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one or more communications interfaces configured to receive, from a playback device, a request to retrieve a recorded content item on a recording device; and one or more processors configured to; identify, based at least in part upon the received request, at least a portion of the recorded content item as a unique recording specific to the recording device, the portion corresponding to a first program portion associated with the recorded content item and a second program portion associated with the recorded content item, wherein the first program portion and the second program portion are non-contiguous portions of the recorded content item; retrieve, from the recording device, one or more identifiers that are indicative of the recorded content item; and facilitate, based at least in part on the one or more identifiers, access of the unique recording to the playback device by; concatenation of the first program portion and the second program portion, and transmission of the concatenated first program portion and second program portion to the playback device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a service provider system having one or more processors, one or more identifiers that are indicative of a recorded content item specific to a recording device associated with a user account, wherein the recorded content item comprises a first program portion and a second program portion, wherein the first program portion and the second program portion are non-contiguous portions, and wherein the one or more identifiers indicate at least an initial time and a final time associated with the recorded content item; and facilitating, by the service provider system and based at least in part on the one or more identifiers, access of a unique recording to a playback device, the facilitating comprising; concatenating the first program portion and the second program portion, and transmitting the concatenated first program portion and second program portion to the playback device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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