公开(公告)号：US09055322B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-09

申请号：US14229758

申请日：2014-03-28

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Michael D. Ellis ,  Danny R. Gaydou ,  M. Scott Reichardt ,  Joseph P. Baumgartner ,  William L. Thomas

IPC分类号： H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/32 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/84 ,  G11B20/10 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/783 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N5/44

CPC分类号： H04N21/23406 ,  G11B27/005 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/329 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B2020/10962 ,  G11B2220/41 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/783 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N9/7921 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4333 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/44004 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/632 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8456 ,  H04N2005/4419

摘要： Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, schedule recordings to a PVR, configure recordings, view a list of scheduled recordings, configure recording settings, or select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming. Television content may be automatically paused when a user is using the application. Multiple IPGs for different users of a PVR may be implemented.

摘要翻译： 提供了提供增强型个人录像机（“PVR”）和交互式电视节目指南（“IPG”）功能的方法和系统。 可以使用交互式电视应用来显示PVR记录的列表，向PVR调度记录，配置记录，查看预定记录的列表，配置记录设置或者选择用于记录的删除优先级设置。 该应用程序可以集成按次付费和PVR功能。 应用程序可以发送用于对PVR的记录内容进行的改变的用户通知。 实时编程可能由应用程序使用为每个新程序创建的直接缓冲区缓冲。 用于并发程序的并行缓冲器可以使用多个调谐器来实现。 直线缓冲器可用于管理或控制编程流程。 当用户正在使用应用程序时，电视内容可能会自动暂停。 可以实现用于PVR的不同用户的多个IPG。

公开(公告)号：US20140212113A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-31

申请号：US14229758

申请日：2014-03-28

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Michael D. Ellis ,  Danny R. Gaydou ,  M. Scott Reichardt ,  Joseph P. Baumgartner ,  William L. Thomas

IPC分类号： H04N21/4147 ,  H04N5/76

CPC分类号： H04N21/23406 ,  G11B27/005 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/329 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B2020/10962 ,  G11B2220/41 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/783 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N9/7921 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4333 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/44004 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/632 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8456 ,  H04N2005/4419

摘要： Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, schedule recordings to a PVR, configure recordings, view a list of scheduled recordings, configure recording settings, or select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming. Television content may be automatically paused when a user is using the application. Multiple IPGs for different users of a PVR may be implemented.

公开(公告)号：US20140208365A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-24

申请号：US14222431

申请日：2014-03-21

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Michael D. Ellis ,  Danny R. Gaydou ,  M. Scott Reichardt ,  Joseph P. Baumgartner ,  William L. Thomas

IPC分类号： H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/472

CPC分类号： H04N21/23406 ,  G11B27/005 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/329 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B2020/10962 ,  G11B2220/41 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/783 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N9/7921 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4333 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/44004 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/632 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8456 ,  H04N2005/4419

摘要： Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, schedule recordings to a PVR, configure recordings, view a list of scheduled recordings, configure recording settings, or select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming. Television content may be automatically paused when a user is using the application. Multiple IPGs for different users of a PVR may be implemented.

摘要翻译： 提供了提供增强型个人录像机（“PVR”）和交互式电视节目指南（“IPG”）功能的方法和系统。 可以使用交互式电视应用来显示PVR记录的列表，向PVR调度记录，配置记录，查看预定记录的列表，配置记录设置或者选择用于记录的删除优先级设置。 该应用程序可以集成按次付费和PVR功能。 应用程序可以发送用于对PVR的记录内容进行的改变的用户通知。 实时编程可能由应用程序使用为每个新程序创建的直接缓冲区缓冲。 用于并发程序的并行缓冲器可以使用多个调谐器来实现。 直线缓冲器可用于管理或控制编程流程。 当用户正在使用应用程序时，电视内容可能会自动暂停。 可以实现用于PVR的不同用户的多个IPG。

公开(公告)号：US20150201231A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-16

申请号：US14526084

申请日：2014-10-28

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Joseph P. Baumgartner ,  Kenneth F. Carpenter, Jr. ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  Danny R. Gaydou, II

IPC分类号： H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/782

CPC分类号： H04N21/4147 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/43622 ,  H04N21/4424 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4821

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for providing an interactive television system for recording television programming. The interactive television system may include components for providing personal video recorder (PVR) functionality, such as an interactive television program guide (IPG), PVR extensions, PVR application programming interfaces (APIs), a PVR device, any suitable hardware or software, or a combination thereof. These components may be implemented in, for example, an arrangement having an integrated PVR-compliant device with a PVR device, or in an arrangement having a PVR-compliant device (e.g., a set-top box) coupled to PVR equipment (e.g., a remote PVR server or a PVR sidecar) with a PVR device. The PVR-compliant device may include software and hardware configured to implement the IPG. The PVR APIs may be a library of intelligent vendor-specific and vendor-independent APIs able to determine the type of PVR device being used. The PVR extensions and PVR APIs may be configured to provide a seamless integration of functionality associated with the PVR-compliant device and the PVR device. A full port of the IPG may be implemented in both the PVR-compliant device and the PVR device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于提供用于记录电视节目的交互式电视系统的系统和方法。 交互式电视系统可以包括用于提供个人录像机（PVR）功能的组件，例如交互式电视节目指南（IPG），PVR扩展，PVR应用程序接口（API），PVR设备，任何合适的硬件或软件，或 其组合。 这些组件可以在例如具有与PVR设备的集成的PVR兼容设备的布置中实现，或者在具有耦合到PVR设备的PVR兼容设备（例如，机顶盒）的布置中实现（例如， 一个远程PVR服务器或一个PVR sidecar）与PVR设备。 符合PVR的设备可以包括被配置为实现IPG的软件和硬件。 PVR API可以是智能供应商特定的和供应商独立的API的库，可以确定正在使用的PVR设备的类型。 PVR扩展和PVR API可以被配置为提供与PVR兼容设备和PVR设备相关联的功能的无缝集成。 IPG的完整端口可以在PVR兼容设备和PVR设备中实现。