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US 8,245,269 · App. 10/877,856 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

System and method for delivering video programs to a video distribution center

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Patent No.
US 8,245,269
App. No.
10/877,856
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are systems and methods for delivering video programs to a video distribution center. An embodiment of the invention is a method for delivering video programming to a distribution center that provides broadcast programming and store-and-forward programming, such as video on demand based on video programming recorded at the distribution center. The method comprises sending a plurality of video programs to the distribution center. Wherein, the plurality of video programs is to be provided as broadcast programming by the distribution center. The method also comprises sending ancillary data to the distribution center. The ancillary data includes business rules that include permission for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the plurality of video programs.

Claims (29)

1. A method of receiving video programming at a distribution center that provides broadcast programming and store-and-forward programming, the method comprising;

receiving one or more video programs associated with ancillary data that is time sensitive;

broadcasting one or more of the video programs to viewers as broadcast programming; and

the distribution center begins recording the video programs as they are received, and determines, based on the ancillary data, if permission to record the video information is received before the broadcast is complete,

and deletes, based on the ancillary data, any partially recorded portion of the video programs if the distribution center does not receive permission to record the video information before the broadcast is complete.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the permissions include limitations on the store-and-forward programming that the distribution center provides based on the selected video programs.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the distribution center creates auditable evidence that the distribution center has obeyed the limitations when providing the store-and-forward programming.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the ancillary data and the video programs are received multiplexed together.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the ancillary data for a selected video program and the selected video program as received are multiplexed together in a SPTS.

6. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the ancillary data for a plurality of selected video programs and the plurality of selected video programs are received multiplexed together in a MPTS.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the ancillary data includes instructions to the distribution to record a particular video program for providing the store-and-forward programming based on the particular video program.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the distribution center broadcasts a particular recorded video program at a particular time and on a particular channel.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein said receiving the ancillary data includes receiving a reference to an external server and wherein the distribution center receives the ancillary data from the external server.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the ancillary data from the external server includes updates to the permissions previously accorded to the distribution center.

11. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the store-and-forward programming includes video-on-demand.

12. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the store-and-forward programming includes pay-per-view.

13. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the ancillary data gives the distribution center permission to provide the store-and-forward programming for a particular video program for a set time period.

14. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs wherein the ancillary data specifies a price for providing the store-and-forward programming to viewers for a particular video program.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the distribution center allocates a specific amount of space for storing video programs for a particular provider of programming.

16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the distribution center records a particular video program before it receives permission to record the particular video program and subsequently receives ancillary data within the video program as the video program is being broadcast, the ancillary data indicating permission to record the particular video program.

17. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the ancillary data further includes promotional data associated with the particular video program.

18. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a particular video program among the one or more video programs are received over a secondary distribution channel as a result of a failure of the distribution center to receive or record the video program.

19. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the distribution center receiving ancillary data that includes permissions for the distribution center to record one or more selected video programs of the one or more video programs a set amount of time prior to receiving the video programs.

20. A method of receiving video programming at a distribution center that provides broadcast programming and store-and-forward programming, the method comprising;

receiving all video programs as broadcast programming associated with ancillary data that is time sensitive;

broadcasting the video programs to viewers as broadcast programming;

recording the video programs as they are being broadcast for later store-and-forward distribution;

and determining, based on the ancillary data, if permission to record the video programs is received before the broadcast of the programs is complete,

and deleting, based on the ancillary data, any partially recorded portion of the video programs if the distribution center does not receive permission to record the video programs before the broadcast is complete.

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