摘要:
A portable device includes solid-state memory, an Ethernet and/or wireless network connection, and an HDMI. The portable device receives content guide data from a first server and displays a content guide on a display. In response to a user's selection of a content item, the portable device requests the content item over the Internet from a second server. The portable device receives the content item, stores the content item in solid-state memory, generates display signals that represent the content item, and sends the display signals to a display. The second server may match the content item with relevant advertisements based on keywords associated with the content item and the advertisements. The second server may send selected advertisement URLs to the portable device. Using the URLs, the portable device may obtain the advertisements over the Internet and cause the display to display the advertisements in conjunction with the content item.
摘要:
A method and system for providing data anonymously is provided. The method involves receiving an encrypted operator match ID by a client device from a first entity, where the encrypted operator match ID is encrypted using a first encryption key; decrypting the encrypted operator match ID using a first decryption key, associated with the first encryption key, by the client device to obtain a decrypted operator match ID; encrypting the decrypted operator match ID using a second encryption key by the client device to obtain a re-encrypted operator match ID; and sending the client device usage information with the re-encrypted operator match ID by the client device to a second entity through an anonymous channel, where the second entity decrypts the re-encrypted operator match ID using a second decryption key, associated with the second encryption key, to obtain the operator match ID.
摘要:
Techniques described herein enable searching for multimedia content and for downloading or scheduling the recording of the multimedia content. The multimedia content may have been previously stored on one or more databases. The client device may download or schedule the recording of multimedia content in one step, for example, in one touch. When desired multimedia content is not available, the multimedia content is added to the client device's wish list. When the client device's does not have a wish list, the client device's wish list may be created on the spot. During the scheduling of the recording, a tag associated with the multimedia content is checked to determine whether the multimedia content is live or delayed. When the tag indicates the multimedia content is live or delayed, the client device prompts with a suggestion to add extra time to the end of the recording of the multimedia content.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR). A multimedia device among a plurality of multimedia devices in communication with a DVR via a local network receives a user command to play multimedia content stored on the DVR. In response to the user command, the multimedia device retrieves the multimedia content stored on the DVR, the DVR receiving at least a portion of a plurality of stored multimedia content via an input tuner. Subsequent to retrieving the multimedia content, the multimedia device plays the multimedia content to a user or sends the multimedia content for display to the user. The multimedia device processes the multimedia content prior to the playing or sending operations.
摘要:
A method is provided for performing distributed backup and retrieval of data. Data is sent by a plurality of client devices to be processed by a server and then stored in a database. A subset of the processed data stored in the database is backed up to each of the plurality of client devices. For the one or more particular client devices owned by a user, the subset of processed data stored on the one or more particular client devices is the subset of processed data that is associated with the user. The server and client device is updated to maintain the same state of processed data in the database and the backup. In the event of failure of either the database or a client device, processed data may be restored using the processed data stored on the database or the backup stored on the plurality of client devices.
摘要:
A method comprises processing multimedia program content, comprising in-band data, at least by generating hash value sequence data associated with one or more time offsets in the in-band data, and generating information specifying one or more events that are to be performed by a multimedia device at the one or more time offsets when displaying the multimedia program content to a user. The method further comprises creating event identification data comprising the hash value sequence data and the information specifying the one or more events, and sending the event identification data to a multimedia device. The invention also comprises a computer readable storage medium and a server.