CONTROLLING ACCESS TO CONTENT AND/OR SERVICES
    1.
    发明申请
    CONTROLLING ACCESS TO CONTENT AND/OR SERVICES 审中-公开
    控制对内容和/或服务的访问

    公开(公告)号:WO2008082893A3

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-25

    申请号:PCT/US2007087294

    申请日:2007-12-12

    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the method and system (300) according to the present invention provide a system and method for controlling access to audiovisual content such as television shows, video-on-demand services or streaming video which can be delivered by cable, satellite, wired or wireless networks, cell phones, the Internet, etc. More particularly, the present invention provides a capability to define certain criteria which can be used to restrict access to content based on combinations of various parameters including, but not limited to, time of day, day of the week, type of content, source of content, content display device, etc. These criteria may also be provided by data storage arrangements (360) or a network, and access restrictions specified by such criteria can be associated with a plurality of display devices (330, 340).

    Abstract translation: 根据本发明的方法和系统(300)的示例性实施例提供了一种用于控制对视听内容的访问的系统和方法,所述视听内容诸如电视节目,视频点播服务或流式视频,其可以通过有线,卫星, 有线或无线网络,手机,互联网等。更具体地说,本发明提供了定义某些标准的能力,该标准可用于基于各种参数的组合来限制对内容的访问,这些参数包括但不限于 日期,星期几,内容的类型,内容的来源,内容显示设备等。这些标准还可以由数据存储装置(360)或网络提供,并且由这样的标准指定的访问限制可以与 多个显示装置(330,340)。

    DIGITAL CONTENT ACCESS
    3.
    发明申请
    DIGITAL CONTENT ACCESS 审中-公开
    数字内容访问

    公开(公告)号:WO2008083185A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-10

    申请号:PCT/US2007088874

    申请日:2007-12-27

    Abstract: A system (100) for accessing entertainment options includes a graphic user interface generator (103) that generates program listing display data to display a listing of programs available for downloading. A user may select one or more programs from the listing using the user access device, thereby initiating download of the selected program by a communication component (101). A storage device (102) stores user history data used to generate recommendation data to enable the user to view, select and/or download recommended programs. The program data from a remote communication system (140) may include real-time programs broadcast by the remote communication system, program guide data including programs available for download from the remote communication system, which the user may search using the user access device.

    Abstract translation: 用于访问娱乐选项的系统(100)包括图形用户界面生成器(103),其生成节目列表显示数据以显示可用于下载的节目的列表。 用户可以使用用户访问设备从列表中选择一个或多个节目,从而通过通信组件(101)开始下载所选择的节目。 存储设备(102)存储用于生成推荐数据的用户历史数据,以使用户能够查看,选择和/或下载推荐的节目。 来自远程通信系统(140)的节目数据可以包括由远程通信系统广播的实时节目,包括可从远程通信系统下载的节目的节目指南数据,用户可以使用用户接入设备进行搜索。

    7.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:DE69637821D1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-12

    申请号:DE69637821

    申请日:1996-05-31

    Abstract: A method for locally controlling the presentation of a multimedia program received from a remote multimedia server (30) receives the multimedia program as a custom ordered series of source program segments (A1-AN) arranged in packets at a local set-top control system (62). The control system buffers and decompresses the compressed program segments for presentation on a local display monitor (76). The control system includes a direct access storage device (68) arranged to buffer a predetermined number of the received program segments, some of which are non-sequentially ordered and others of which are sequentially ordered. The control system (62) provides sequential presentation of the received program segments. Where a program segment received is the next program segment in order, it is written to the direct access storage device (68) but it is concurrently transferred to the display (76) for presentation. By this means, the earlier program segments are sequentially presented. Thereafter, the program segments are transferred from storage to the display.

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