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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:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2008
William L. Thomas, Bixby, OK (US);
Thomas E. Westberg, Stow, MA (US);
Brian Fife, Somerville, MA (US);
Joseph Digiovanni, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
William L. Thomas, Bixby, OK (US);
Thomas E. Westberg, Stow, MA (US);
Brian Fife, Somerville, MA (US);
Joseph DiGiovanni, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and systems for extracting digital content using an interactive television application. The interactive television application may allow the user to record programs on a set-top box. The interactive television application may also allow the user to extract the audio from one of the recorded programs and transfer the extracted audio to removable media (e.g., a CD-R). The interactive television application also be configured to perform a future transfer of digital content to removable media. The future transfer may occur without requiring any further user interaction.