Recording and playback system
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1. A content delivery system comprising:
- a user device and a capture system located remote from said user device and operable to capture and process content data as it is broadcast from a content broadcaster;
wherein the user device includes;
i) a first receiver operable to receive user input;
ii) a transmitter operable to transmit, in response to a first user input identifying content to be recorded, a request to said remote capture system to capture the content identified by said first user input;
iii) a second receiver operable to receive captured and processed content data from said remote capture system;
iv) a storage device for storing the captured and processed content data received by said second receiver; and
v) a playout unit operable, in response to a second user input identifying stored content to be played out, to retrieve the content identified by said second user input from said storage device and operable to playout the retrieved content.
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Abstract
An interactive television system is provided which provides personal video recorder services for users. In the embodiment described, content is recorded at a head-end of the system and stored in the user'"'"'s set top boy for future playout. Access to the content stored in the user'"'"'s top box is also controlled by the head end.
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1. A content delivery system comprising:
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a user device and a capture system located remote from said user device and operable to capture and process content data as it is broadcast from a content broadcaster;
wherein the user device includes;
i) a first receiver operable to receive user input;
ii) a transmitter operable to transmit, in response to a first user input identifying content to be recorded, a request to said remote capture system to capture the content identified by said first user input;
iii) a second receiver operable to receive captured and processed content data from said remote capture system;
iv) a storage device for storing the captured and processed content data received by said second receiver; and
v) a playout unit operable, in response to a second user input identifying stored content to be played out, to retrieve the content identified by said second user input from said storage device and operable to playout the retrieved content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40)
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44. A content delivery system comprising one or more client terminals coupleable to a server terminal via a data communications link, wherein the or each client terminal is operable to transmit a request to said server terminal to record content data as it is broadcast by a content broadcaster and wherein said server terminal is operable to record the requested content data and to store the recorded content data in the client terminal that requested the recordal for subsequent playout to a user associated with the client terminal.
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- 48. A content delivery system comprising one or more client terminals couplable to a remote server terminal via a data communications link, wherein one or more of said client terminals is operable to store content data for subsequent playout to a user and wherein access to the content stored in the client terminal is controlled by said server terminal.
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51. A user device for use in a content delivery system, the user device comprising:
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a first receiver operable to receive user input;
a transmitter operable to transmit, in response to a first user input identifying content to be recorded, a request to a remote capture system to capture the content identified by said first user input;
a second receiver operable to receive captured and processed content data from said remote capture system;
a storage device for storing the captured and processed content data received by said second receiver; and
a playout unit operable, in response to a second user input identifying stored content to be played out, to retrieve the content identified by said second user input from said storage device and operable to playout the retrieved content. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 63, 65, 76, 77, 144, 145)
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70. A capture system for use in a content delivery system, the capture system comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive a user request from a remote user device, identifying content to be captured;
a capture device operable to capture and process content data as it is broadcast from a content broadcaster in accordance with said user request; and
a transmitter operable to transmit captured and processed content data to said remote user device for storage therein. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 78, 92, 146, 147)
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106. A content delivery method comprising:
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transmitting from a user device in response to a user input, a request to a remote capture system to capture content identified by the user input;
receiving the user request at the remote capture system and capturing and processing the identified content when it is broadcast from a content broadcaster;
transmitting the captured and processed content data to said user device;
storing the content data received by said user device in a storage device of the user device; and
retrieving, in response to a user input identifying stored content to be played out, the content identified by said user input from said storage device and playing out the retrieved content to an associated user.
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