公开(公告)号：WO2008027406A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：PCT/US2007/018955

申请日：2007-08-27

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： MINNICK, Dan ,  CAVANAUGH, Michael ,  TEMPLEMAN, Mark ,  HAMRICK, John, D., Jr. ,  CARLSON, Jay, P. ,  YANG, Yunfeng ,  NOVOA, Manuel, III ,  DING, Rui ,  BYERLEY, Seth

IPC: G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/28

CPC classification number: G11B27/005 ,  G11B27/28 ,  G11B2220/20

Abstract: A method and apparatus (100) for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section (120) to a buffer (220) and recorded directly onto a storage device (150) without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics may be generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from the storage device (150) during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation. In this way, data may be captured to the storage device (150) more efficiently and economically, and the time-shifted presentation operations may be performed in a smoother, more nuanced manner with the application of appropriate probabilistic algorithms.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于改进广播信息的数字记录和呈现的方法和装置（100）。 从输入部分（120）向缓冲器（220）呈现与一个或多个特定内容节目相关的可能包括视频，音频，专用或其他数据的接收的广播数据，并直接记录在存储设备（150）上 ），无需任何智能解析，如索引，无需任何中间硬件或软件功能的操纵。 在正常显示时，可以生成统计信息以确定要跳过的理想帧数，要查找的字节数以及在时移呈现期间从存储设备（150）读取的数据文件的大小。 提供算法和过程来动态优化时移显示。 以这种方式，可以更有效和经济地将数据捕获到存储设备（150），并且可以通过应用适当的概率算法以更平滑，更细微的方式来执行时移显示操作。

公开(公告)号：WO2008082893A2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-10

申请号：PCT/US2007/087294

申请日：2007-12-12

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION ,  AUSTIN, Jarrod ,  BYERLEY, Seth ,  COBURN, Matthew, J. ,  KENNEDY, John, T. ,  KRISHNA, Sathyan ,  RUDOLPH, Daniel, L. ,  TEMPLEMAN, Mark ,  WHITE, James, Matthew

Inventor： AUSTIN, Jarrod ,  BYERLEY, Seth ,  COBURN, Matthew, J. ,  KENNEDY, John, T. ,  KRISHNA, Sathyan ,  RUDOLPH, Daniel, L. ,  TEMPLEMAN, Mark ,  WHITE, James, Matthew

IPC: H04N7/16

CPC classification number: H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/84

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诸如电视节目，视频点播服务或流视频的视听内容的访问的系统和方法，其可以通过有线，卫星， 有线或无线网络，蜂窝电话，因特网等。更具体地，本发明提供了一种能够定义某些标准，其可以用于基于各种参数的组合来限制对内容的访问，包括但不限于： 一天，一天中的一天，内容的类型，内容源，内容显示设备等。这些标准也可以由数据存储装置（360）或网络提供，并且由这种标准指定的访问限制可以与 多个显示设备（330,340）。