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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Amir Ansari, Plano, TX (US);
George A. Cowgill, Farmersville, TX (US);
Ramprakash Masina, Wylie, TX (US);
Jude P. Ramayya, Wylie, TX (US);
Alvin R. Mcquarters, Euless, TX (US);
Atousa Raissyan, Potomac, MD (US);
Leon E. Nicholls, Plano, TX (US);
Marshall T. Rose, Sacramento, CA (US);
Robert Clavenna, Lucas, TX (US);
Amir Ansari, Plano, TX (US);
George A. Cowgill, Farmersville, TX (US);
Ramprakash Masina, Wylie, TX (US);
Jude P. Ramayya, Wylie, TX (US);
Alvin R. McQuarters, Euless, TX (US);
Atousa Raissyan, Potomac, MD (US);
Leon E. Nicholls, Plano, TX (US);
Marshall T. Rose, Sacramento, CA (US);
Robert Clavenna, Lucas, TX (US);
Prodea Systems, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A media content manager residing at a user premises having a tuner coupled to at least one media source operable to selectively receive at least one media stream of at least one type of media content. The media content manager also including a media processor coupled to the tuner and operable to receive the at least one media stream and convert the media stream to a predetermined data format, the at least one media stream comprising metadata. Additionally, the media content manages has a media manager coupled to the media processor and operable to receive the at least one media stream in the predetermined data format and direct the media stream to a selected media player device coupled to the media processor. Furthermore, the media content manager includes a storage device coupled to the media manager and operable to receive and store the at least one media stream in the predetermined data format.