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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2007
Joel Espelien, San Diego, CA (US);
Joel Espelien, San Diego, CA (US);
Packet Video Corp., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and a method deliver media content based on a subscription of a first user to a media provider. The first user accesses and/or consumes the media content from the media provider based on the subscription with one or more terminals at one or more locations. The first user accesses a list of media content available for consumption from the media provider based on the subscription of the first user. The list of media content available is accessed by and displayed to the first user on an electronic program guide via one or more terminals at one or more locations. The first user accesses and consumes a multimedia file from the list of media content available based on the subscription of the first user via one or more terminals at one or more locations. The first user and/or a second user consumes and/or experiences the multimedia file via a terminal of the second user based on the subscription of the first user. The first user stores the list of media content available and/or the multimedia file in the storage device associated with the first user via one or more terminals at one or more locations.