DVD playback over multi-room by copying to HDD

• US 7,876,998 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2005
• Issued: 01/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Magnolia Licensing LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta LLC (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wall, William E., Russ, Samuel H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier; Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/163,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20070077038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,938 Days
• Field of Search: 386/83, 386/46, 386/125, 386/124, 386/45, 386/52
• US Class Current: 386/291
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42646 for reading from or writing on a non-volatile solid state storage medium, e.g. DVD, CD-ROM
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43622 Interfacing an external recording device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4433 Implementing client middleware, e.g. Multimedia Home Platform [MHP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

DVD playback over Multi-room by copying to the hard drive of a primary device in a networked multi-room system (NMS). The DVD content is saved to a hard drive and can then be retrieved by any of the remote devices in the NMS by accessing the program guide or the recorded programs list. The DVD menu can be altered to include previews, contests, products, etc.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a prerecorded presentation recorded from a DVD over a networked multi-room system (NMS), said method comprising the steps of:

storing at least a portion of a prerecorded presentation to a storage device of a set-top box;

transmitting at least a portion of said stored presentation from said storage device to one or more other set-top boxes; and

altering a menu of said stored presentation with inserted material.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said menu altering step comprises inserting a logo as said inserted material.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said menu altering step comprises inserting said material that depicts a product.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said menu altering step comprises inserting a preview as said inserted material.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said menu altering step comprises inserting a computer readable file as said inserted material.

2. A method for transmitting a prerecorded presentation recorded from a DVD over a networked multi-room system (NMS), said method comprising the steps of:

storing at least a portion of a prerecorded presentation to a storage device of a set-top box;

transmitting at least a portion of said stored presentation from said storage device to one or more other set-top boxes; and

inserting material into said stored presentation.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of transcrypting from a first encryption scheme to a second encryption scheme suitable for said NMS.

8. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of transcoding said prerecorded presentation stored on said storage device from an MPEG program stream to an MPEG transport stream which is stored on said storage device.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of selecting additional material based upon user preferences for inserting into said stored presentation.

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of selecting additional material based upon said stored presentation.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein said inserting step comprises inserting material into a menu of said stored presentation.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of selecting additional material based upon user preferences for inserting into said menu of said stored presentation.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of selecting additional material based upon said stored presentation.

24. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of retaining at least said portion of said prerecorded presentation without altering said at least portion of said prerecorded presentation.

14. A method for transmitting a prerecorded presentation recorded from a DVD over a networked multi-room system (NMS), said method comprising the steps of:

storing at least a portion of a prerecorded presentation to a storage device of a set-top box; and

transmitting at least a portion of said stored presentation from said storage device to one or more other set-top boxes, wherein said transmitting step comprises transmitting at least a portion of a first version of said stored presentation to a first set-top box and at least a portion of a second version of said stored presentation to a second set-top box.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of PID remapping at least said portion of said second version of said stored presentation to said second set-top box.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein said transmitting step further comprises transmitting at least said portions of said versions simultaneously.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein said transmitting step further comprises commencing the transmission of at least portions of said first and second versions of said presentation at different times.

18. The method of claim 17, said transmitting step further comprises transmitting said portions of said first and second versions of said presentation concurrently.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein said transmitting step further comprises commencing the transmission of said first and second versions of said stored presentation at different times.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of inserting material into said first version and inserting other material into said second version.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of selecting said materials for insertion based on user preferences of said first and second set-top boxes.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of selecting said materials for insertion based on parental controls established for said first and second set-top boxes.

23. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of differentiating said first and second versions of said stored presentation based upon program identifiers.