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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2004
Ravi Gauba, Fremont, CA (US);
Curtis Ray Eubanks, Lakewood, CO (US);
Klaus Hofrichter, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Annie Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Clement Lau, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joseph Alexander Dara-abrams, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ravi Gauba, Fremont, CA (US);
Curtis Ray Eubanks, Lakewood, CO (US);
Klaus Hofrichter, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Annie Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Clement Lau, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joseph Alexander Dara-Abrams, Los Altos, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A personal video recorder (PVR) enables delivery of audio-visual content and associated metadata to storage devices. The PVR is configured to access a plurality of services using a plurality of storage modules. Each storage module is dedicated to a single designated content provider. One or more of the storage modules are removably coupled to the PVR. A disconnected storage module can be reconnected to another PVR different from the PVR from which the storage module was disconnected. Where authorization is required to access content stored on the storage module, authentication is performed each time the removable storage module is reconnected to a PVR.