CLIENT-SERVER BASED INTERACTIVE GUIDE WITH SERVER STORAGE
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded.
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349 Claims
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330. A method comprising:
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receiving, with a remote server from a first user equipment associated with a user, a first playback request to playback an on-demand media asset; in response to receiving the playback request from the first user equipment, transmitting charge information to the first equipment to playback the on-demand media asset; receiving, with the remote server from the first user equipment, a request to store the on-demand media asset; and receiving, with the remote server from a second user equipment associated with the user, a second playback request to playback the stored on-demand media asset. - View Dependent Claims (331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339)
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340. A remote server comprising:
control circuitry configured to; receive from a first user equipment associated with a user, a first playback request to playback an on-demand media asset; in response to receiving the playback request from the first user equipment, transmit charge information to the first equipment to playback the on-demand media asset; receive from the first user equipment, a request to store the on-demand media asset; and receive from a second user equipment associated with the user, a second playback request to playback the stored on-demand media asset. - View Dependent Claims (341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349)
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