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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2010
Applicant:

Antony Michael Dove, Yorkshire, GB;

Inventor:

Antony Michael Dove, Yorkshire, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); G11B 27/034 (2006.01); G11B 27/32 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/4335 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/782 (2013.01); G11B 27/034 (2013.01); G11B 27/329 (2013.01); H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4335 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for media content playback and storage utilizes a set-top box including a processor and a storage device. The set-top box is in a system receiving media content which includes a display for displaying the received media content. On receipt, the received media content is associated with stored media content having a common title. A logical order for the received media content relative to the stored media content is determined, in accordance with a determined identifier. If it is determined that the received media content has been accessed for playback the received media content is automatically deleted after it has been played back.


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