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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2000
John J. Sie, Englewood, CO (US);
Ganesh Basawapatna, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Martin F. Sabraw, Englewood, CO (US);
Gregory R. Deprez, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
John J. Sie, Englewood, CO (US);
Ganesh Basawapatna, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Martin F. Sabraw, Englewood, CO (US);
Gregory R. Deprez, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Starz Entertainment, LLC, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for distributing programming. A first set of programs is transmitted in real time according to a schedule of programming. A second set of programs is stored on a server, with at least one of the first set of programs having a counterpart in the second set of programs. A request from a user for program control over one of the programs in the first set of programs is detected. A determination whether the requested program has a counterpart program stored on the server is made. If so, the counterpart program form the server is played under the control of the user.