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Patent No.:

US 9003463 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2012

Program storage, retrieval and management based on segmentation messages

Applicant:

Time Warner Cable Enterprises, Llc, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

John B. Carlucci, Boulder, CO (US);

Louis D. Williamson, Denver, CO (US);

John W. Callahan, Broomfield, CO (US);

Erik G. Urdang, Boulder, CO (US);

David M. Kimble, Escondido, CA (US);

Thomas Gonder, Westminster, CO (US);

Joseph Buehl, Studio City, CA (US);

Assignee:

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, New York, NY (US);

Attorneys:

Cozen O'Connor

Brandon N. Sklar

Primary Examiner:

Robert Hance

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/266 (2011.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 21/222 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2747 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/4335 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/8545 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04H 20/06 (2008.01); H04H 20/10 (2008.01); H04H 60/46 (2008.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/45 (2011.01); H04N 5/60 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/26603 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 7/17327 (2013.01); H04N 7/17336 (2013.01); H04N 21/2221 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/23614 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01); H04N 21/2408 (2013.01); H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04N 21/2625 (2013.01); H04N 21/2747 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/4333 (2013.01); H04N 21/4335 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/454 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/8545 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04H 20/06 (2013.01); H04H 20/10 (2013.01); H04H 60/46 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 5/45 (2013.01); H04N 5/602 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4441 (2013.01);
Abstract

Segmentation messages indicative of locations of upcoming events, such as the start and end of programs and program portions, and/or rights related to the programs and program portions, are used by cable systems and the like to store programs and program portions for later retrieval and transmission to customers on request. Storage, retrieval and management of programming is thereby facilitated. Methods and systems are disclosed.

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