公开(公告)号：US20050166258A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-28

申请号：US10503808

申请日：2002-04-11

申请人： Alexander Vasilevsky ,  Carlton Sparrell ,  David Lively ,  Nick Schmidt

发明人： Alexander Vasilevsky ,  Carlton Sparrell ,  David Lively ,  Nick Schmidt

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/28 ,  G11B27/32 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/24 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N9/804 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/28 ,  G11B27/327 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B2220/20 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N9/7921 ,  H04N9/8042 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/234381 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N2005/91364

摘要： A centralized Digital Video Recording (DVR) and reproduction system (100) linking several reproduction and control units (such as television receivers (124, 128, 132), etc.) to a centralized media server (152) allows system users (124, 128, 132) to not only access the same program or programs from different receivers (106, 110), but to pause and resume the same programs from the same marker points (“bookmarks”) established by any system user (124, 128, 132). The program “bookmark” representing the program pause point is conveniently shown via a graphical user interface display with a bookmark icon, including the name of the user (124, 128, 132) who established the bookmark and the exact pause point in the program.

摘要翻译： 将多个再现和控制单元（例如电视接收机（124,128,132）等）连接到集中式媒体服务器（152）的数字视频记录（DVR）和再现系统（100）允许系统用户（124， 128,112），不仅可以从不同接收器（106,110）访问相同的程序或程序，而且可以从由任何系统用户（124,128,112）建立的相同的标记点（“书签”）暂停和恢复相同的程序， 132）。 表示程序暂停点的程序“书签”通过具有书签图标的图形用户界面显示方便地显示，包括建立书签的用户（124,128,132）的名称和程序中的确切暂停点。

公开(公告)号：US20070226344A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-27

申请号：US11753280

申请日：2007-05-24

申请人： Carlton Sparrell ,  Alexander Vasilevsky ,  John Watlington ,  David Lively

发明人： Carlton Sparrell ,  Alexander Vasilevsky ,  John Watlington ,  David Lively

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L41/0896

摘要： A centralized resource manager for distributed networks manages resources available on the network, such as network bandwidth, CPU allocation, TV tuners, MPEG encoders and decoders, disk bandwidth, and input/output devices. The centralized resource manager also allocates the resources of network clients and a network-associated media server, in response to requests for media services via the distributed network. The centralized resource manager may include means for discovering when devices are added or removed from the network; a current, IR, or electromagnetic field sensing system for determining when video devices are turned off so that resources associated with any device not in use may be reallocated elsewhere; or a power switching system for controlling the ON or OFF state of such devices so that resources associated with any device in the OFF state may be reallocated elsewhere.

摘要翻译： 用于分布式网络的集中式资源管理器管理网络上可用的资源，例如网络带宽，CPU分配，电视调谐器，MPEG编码器和解码器，磁盘带宽和输入/输出设备。 响应于经由分布式网络的媒体服务的请求，集中资源管理器还分配网络客户端的资源和网络相关联的媒体服务器。 集中式资源管理器可以包括用于发现何时从网络添加或移除设备的装置; 用于确定视频设备何时被关闭的电流，IR或电磁场感测系统，使得与任何未使用的设备相关联的资源可以在其他地方重新分配; 或用于控制这些设备的ON或OFF状态的电力交换系统，使得与处于OFF状态的任何设备相关联的资源可以在其他地方重新分配。

公开(公告)号：US20060031887A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US10835551

申请日：2004-04-30

申请人： Carlton Sparrell ,  Alexander Vasilevsky ,  John Watlington ,  David Lively

发明人： Carlton Sparrell ,  Alexander Vasilevsky ,  John Watlington ,  David Lively

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N21/44227 ,  H04L12/2821 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4436

摘要： A centralized resource manager for distributed networks manages resources available on the network, such as network bandwidth, CPU allocation, TV tuners, MPEG encoders and decoders, disk bandwidth, and input/output devices. The centralized resource manager also allocates the resources of network clients and a network-associated media server, in response to requests for media services via the distributed network. The centralized resource manager may include means for discovering when devices are added or removed from the network; a current, IR, or electromagnetic field sensing system for determining when video devices are turned off so that resources associated with any device not in use may be reallocated elsewhere; or a power switching system for controlling the ON or OFF state of such devices so that resources associated with any device in the OFF state may be reallocated elsewhere.

摘要翻译： 用于分布式网络的集中式资源管理器管理网络上可用的资源，例如网络带宽，CPU分配，电视调谐器，MPEG编码器和解码器，磁盘带宽和输入/输出设备。 响应于经由分布式网络的媒体服务的请求，集中资源管理器还分配网络客户端的资源和网络相关联的媒体服务器。 集中式资源管理器可以包括用于发现何时从网络添加或移除设备的装置; 用于确定视频设备何时被关闭的电流，IR或电磁场感测系统，使得与任何未使用的设备相关联的资源可以在其他地方重新分配; 或用于控制这些设备的ON或OFF状态的电力交换系统，使得与处于OFF状态的任何设备相关联的资源可以在其他地方重新分配。