GB2490802B - An improved PVR and a system for the provision of enhanced television services - Google Patents

An improved PVR and a system for the provision of enhanced television services

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GB2490802B
GB2490802B GB1208227.7A GB201208227A GB2490802B GB 2490802 B GB2490802 B GB 2490802B GB 201208227 A GB201208227 A GB 201208227A GB 2490802 B GB2490802 B GB 2490802B
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provision
television services
enhanced television
pvr
improved
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GB201208227D0 (en
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Alistair Bruce Kelman
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Priority claimed from GBGB1120819.6A external-priority patent/GB201120819D0/en
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    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/414—Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
    • H04N21/4147—PVR [Personal Video Recorder]
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    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/433—Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
    • H04N21/4331—Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
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    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/4508—Management of client data or end-user data
    • H04N21/4532—Management of client data or end-user data involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/458—Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/475—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
    • H04N21/4755—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
    • H04N21/81—Monomedia components thereof
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  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
GB1208227.7A 2011-05-11 2012-05-10 An improved PVR and a system for the provision of enhanced television services Active GB2490802B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1107864.9A GB2491093A (en) 2011-05-11 2011-05-11 Personal video recorder and system for the provision of television services
GBGB1120819.6A GB201120819D0 (en) 2011-12-02 2011-12-02 An improved PVR and system for the provision of enhanced television services

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GB201208227D0 GB201208227D0 (en) 2012-06-20
GB2490802A GB2490802A (en) 2012-11-14
GB2490802B true GB2490802B (en) 2013-08-07

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US20030121037A1 (en) * 2001-12-26 2003-06-26 Swix Scott R. System and method for inserting advertising content in broadcast programming
US20030182567A1 (en) * 1999-10-20 2003-09-25 Tivo Inc. Client-side multimedia content targeting system
US20040093615A1 (en) * 2002-11-07 2004-05-13 International Business Machines Corporation PVR credits by user
US20040172650A1 (en) * 2003-02-28 2004-09-02 Hawkins William J. Targeted content delivery system in an interactive television network
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US20030182567A1 (en) * 1999-10-20 2003-09-25 Tivo Inc. Client-side multimedia content targeting system
US20030115596A1 (en) * 2001-12-18 2003-06-19 Pioneer Corporation Commercial distribution system, commercial processing apparatus, commercial processing method, and commercial processing program
US20030121037A1 (en) * 2001-12-26 2003-06-26 Swix Scott R. System and method for inserting advertising content in broadcast programming
US20030018969A1 (en) * 2002-06-21 2003-01-23 Richard Humpleman Method and system for interactive television services with targeted advertisement delivery and user redemption of delivered value
US20040093615A1 (en) * 2002-11-07 2004-05-13 International Business Machines Corporation PVR credits by user
US20040172650A1 (en) * 2003-02-28 2004-09-02 Hawkins William J. Targeted content delivery system in an interactive television network
US20070288951A1 (en) * 2006-04-28 2007-12-13 First Data Corporation Incentives for viewing advertisements

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