The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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:
Mar. 22, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2015
Applicant:

Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

William L. Thomas, Evergreen, CO (US);

Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);

Kevin B. Easterbrook, Gilbert, AZ (US);

M. Scott Reichardt, Tulsa, OK (US);

Robert A. Knee, Lansdale, PA (US);

Assignee:

Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method may be provided that allows users to store, retrieve, and manipulate on-demand media content and data stored on a remote server network in an on-demand media delivery system. More particularly, the system may allow a user to access his or her on-demand media account from user equipment in different locations as long as the current user equipment can communicate with a remote server that stores user-specific information. The system upon user selection may freeze the delivery of on-demand media at a particular point and allow the user to resume the media at a later time from some other network location in system. Users may upload personal images or files to an on-demand delivery server for later retrieval and display. Users may be permitted to assign access rights to the uploaded files.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…