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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2002
Louis D. Williamson, Denver, CO (US);
Joseph Buehl, Studio City, CA (US);
John W. Callahan, Broomfield, CO (US);
John B. Carlucci, Boulder, CO (US);
James A. Chiddix, New York, NY (US);
Michael T. Hayashi, Aurora, CO (US);
Kevin J. Leddy, Wilton, CT (US);
Louis D. Williamson, Denver, CO (US);
Joseph Buehl, Studio City, CA (US);
John W. Callahan, Broomfield, CO (US);
John B. Carlucci, Boulder, CO (US);
James A. Chiddix, New York, NY (US);
Michael T. Hayashi, Aurora, CO (US);
Kevin J. Leddy, Wilton, CT (US);
Time Warner Interactive Video Group, Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Live television broadcast and other information and entertainment programs, e.g., videos-on-demand (VOD), are provided to a user through a communications network, e.g., a cable network. A processing unit is employed at an headend of the communications network to respond to user requests for PVR-like functions, e.g., pausing, rewinding and fast-forwarding, to be performed on the program content being viewed. The processing unit in accordance with the invention causes a delivery of an appropriate version of the program content to meet such user requests.