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US 7,761,892 · App. 10/361,478 · Granted Jul 20, 2010

Client server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording

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Patent No.
US 7,761,892
App. No.
10/361,478
Granted
Jul 20, 2010
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (52)

1. A method for use in an interactive television program guide system in which program listings are available for broadcast television programs and programs available on-demand from a remote server, comprising:

providing to the user a list of selectable program listings having at least one selectable program listing for a broadcast television program and at least one selectable program listing for a program available on-demand from the remote server; and

providing to the user a broadcast television program or a program available on-demand from the remote server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein providing the list of selectable program listings further comprises:

providing in the list at least one selectable program listing for a recorded program stored on a local media server; and

providing to the user a broadcast television program, a program available on-demand from the remote server, or a recorded program stored on the local media server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein program listings provided by the remote server and the local media server are displayed at the beginning of the list.

2. An interactive television program guide system for providing program listings of both broadcast television programs and programs available on-demand from a remote server, comprising:

user television equipment for implementing an interactive television program guide, wherein the interactive television program guide is configured to:

provide to the user a list of selectable program listings having at least one selectable program listing for a broadcast television program and at least one selectable program listing for a program available on-demand from the remote server;

provide to the user a broadcast television program or a program available on-demand from the remote server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list;

provide in the list at least one selectable program listing for a recorded program stored on a local media server; and

provide to the user a broadcast television program, a program available on-demand from the remote server, or a recorded program stored on the local media server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein program listings provided by the remote server and the local media server are displayed at the beginning of the list.

3. A computer readable medium for providing program listings that are available for broadcast television programs and program listings that are available on-demand from a remote server, having machine program logic recorded thereon for:

providing to the user a list of selectable program listings having at least one selectable program listing for a broadcast television program and at least one selectable program listing for a program available on-demand from the remote server;

providing to the user a broadcast television program or a program available on-demand from the remote server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list;

providing in the list at least one selectable program listing for a recorded program stored on a local media server; and

providing to the user a broadcast television program, a program available on-demand from the remote server, or a recorded program stored on the local media server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein program listings provided by the remote server and the local media server are displayed at the beginning of the list.

4. A method for use in an interactive television program guide system in which program listings are available for broadcast television programs and programs available on-demand from a remote server, comprising:

providing to the user a list of selectable program listings having at least one selectable program listing for a scheduled broadcast television program and at least one selectable program listing for an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server; and

providing to the user a scheduled broadcast television program or an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein program listings provided by the remote server are displayed at the beginning of the list.

5. A method for use in an interactive television program guide system in which program listings are available for broadcast television programs and programs available on-demand from a remote server, comprising:

providing to the user a list of selectable program listings having at least one selectable program listing for a scheduled broadcast television program and at least one selectable program listing for an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server;

providing to the user a scheduled broadcast television program or an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list;

providing in the list at least one selectable program listing for a recorded program stored on a local media server; and

providing to the user a scheduled broadcast television program, an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server, or a recorded program stored on the local media server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein program listings provided by the remote server and the local media server are displayed at the beginning of the list.

6. An interactive television program guide system for providing program listings of both broadcast television programs and programs available on-demand from a remote server, comprising:

user television equipment for implementing an interactive television program guide, wherein the interactive television program guide is configured to:

provide to the user a list of selectable program listings having at least one selectable program listing for a scheduled broadcast television program and at least one selectable program listing for an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server; and

provide to the user a scheduled broadcast television program or an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein program listings provided by the remote server are displayed at the beginning of the list.

7. An interactive television program guide system for providing program listings of both broadcast television programs and programs available on-demand from a remote server, comprising:

user television equipment for implementing an interactive television program guide, wherein the interactive television program guide is configured to:

provide to the user a list of selectable program listings having at least one selectable program listing for a scheduled broadcast television program and at least one selectable program listing for an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server;

provide to the user a scheduled broadcast television program or an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list;

provide in the list at least one selectable program listing for a recorded program stored on a local media server; and

provide to the user a scheduled broadcast television program, an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server, or a recorded program stored on the local media server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein program listings provided by the remote server and the local media server are displayed at the beginning of the list.

8. A computer readable medium for providing program listings that are available for broadcast television programs and program listings that are available on-demand from a remote server, having machine program logic recorded thereon for:

providing to the user a list of selectable program listings having at least one selectable program listing for a scheduled broadcast television program and at least one selectable program listing for an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server; and

providing to the user a scheduled broadcast television program or an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein program listings provided by the remote server are displayed at the beginning of the list.

9. A computer readable medium for providing program listings that are available for broadcast television programs and program listings that are available on-demand from a remote server, having machine program logic recorded thereon for:

providing to the user a list of selectable program listings having at least one selectable program listing for a scheduled broadcast television program and at least one selectable program listing for an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server; and

providing to the user a scheduled broadcast television program or an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list;

providing in the list at least one selectable program listing for a recorded program stored on a local media server; and

providing to the user a scheduled broadcast television program, an unscheduled program available on-demand from the remote server, or a recorded program stored on the local media server in response to the user selecting a program listing from the list,

wherein program listings provided by the remote server and the local media server are displayed at the beginning of the list.

Assignments (16)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053481/0790 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053458/0749 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051110/0006 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: APTIV DIGITAL INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 051145/0090 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051143/0468 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 20, 2015
From: TV GUIDE, INC.
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 034763/0028 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 20, 2015
From: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
To: UV CORP.
Reel/Frame 034762/0973 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 20, 2015
From: UV CORP.
To: TV GUIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 034763/0001 →
PATENT RELEASE Recorded Jul 24, 2014
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ALL MEDIA GUIDE, LLC; APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 033396/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 24, 2014
From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 033407/0035 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2012
From: ELLIS, MICHAEL D.; THOMAS, WILLIAM L.; LEMMONS, THOMAS R.
To: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 028531/0145 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2011
From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC, A BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS COMPANY; ROVI CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 027039/0168 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2010
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
To: ALL MEDIA GUIDE, LLC; APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ODS PROPERTIES, INC.; ROVI DATA SOLUTIONS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TV GUIDE DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.); ROVI GUIDES, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.); ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MACROVISION CORPORATION); ROVI SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MACROVISION EUROPE LIMITED); ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; TV GUIDE, INC.; TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 025222/0731 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 15, 2008
From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; INDEX SYSTEMS INC; MACROVISION CORPORATION; ODS PROPERTIES, INC.; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 020986/0074 →