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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Jerry Wayne Chappell, Duluth, GA (US);
Mark Matthew Gathen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jerry Wayne Chappell, Duluth, GA (US);
Mark Matthew Gathen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Content placeholder markers may be provided. A request to insert a placeholder marker may be received during output of a content asset to a device. If memory storage is available to record the content asset, the asset may be recorded. Otherwise, the placeholder marker may be stored and/or used to resume playback of the content asset from another source.