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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:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2009
William L. Thomas, Bixby, OK (US);
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
David M. Berezowski, Tulsa, OK (US);
Kevin B. Easterbrook, Centennial, CO (US);
Joseph P. Baumgartner, Tulsa, OK (US);
W. Benjamin Herrington, Tulsa, OK (US);
William L. Thomas, Bixby, OK (US);
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
David M. Berezowski, Tulsa, OK (US);
Kevin B. Easterbrook, Centennial, CO (US);
Joseph P. Baumgartner, Tulsa, OK (US);
W. Benjamin Herrington, Tulsa, OK (US);
United Video Properties, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing the distribution of on-demand media in an interactive television application are provided. An interactive television application may receive a request for on-demand media from a user. The interactive television application may provide an option to the user for the transmission of the on-demand media. Such options may include, for example, an option to request a reduced-bandwidth version of the on-demand media, an option to schedule a future time for presentation of the on-demand media, an option to download the on-demand media to a recording device, and an option to check the availability of the on-demand media. A reduced price for transmission of the on-demand media may be provided to the user.