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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Jamie Howarter, Overland Park, KS (US);
Doug Ceballos, Olathe, KS (US);
Jamie Howarter, Overland Park, KS (US);
Doug Ceballos, Olathe, KS (US);
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for transferring a partially viewed media content file from a digital video recorder to a mobile device. In one embodiment, the method transfers only a remaining portion of a partially viewed media content file to the mobile device. In other embodiments, the method may transfer the entire partially viewed media content file with an indicator of the current viewing point of the partially viewed media content file. The indicator enables the mobile device to begin playing of the partially viewed media content file starting at the current viewing point.