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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Romulo Pontual, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
John L. Norin, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Robert G. Arsenault, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sui-ky Ringo Ling, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Luke J. Crook, San Pedro, CA (US);
John D. Choi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michelle L. Vagnati, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David Eric Shanks, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Steven Kasakitis, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Eric J. Bennett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kenny C. Chen, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Stephen P. Dulac, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Romulo Pontual, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
John L. Norin, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Robert G. Arsenault, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sui-Ky Ringo Ling, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Luke J. Crook, San Pedro, CA (US);
John D. Choi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michelle L. Vagnati, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David Eric Shanks, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Steven Kasakitis, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Eric J. Bennett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kenny C. Chen, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Stephen P. Dulac, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for communicating content to a user device includes a head end that communicates metadata for a plurality of content including the content titles. The system also includes the user device that generates a screen display comprising the plurality of content titles from the metadata and generates a selection corresponding to a first content title from a user interface, the user device adds metadata for the first content title to a queue and displays the queue in a priority order on the screen display. The user device is tuned to receive content corresponding to the first content title and stores the content in a storage device.