Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving content by interconnecting internet protocol television with home network
US-9225542-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Signal distribution system with interrupt processing and trick play functionality
US9015782B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9015782-B2 |
| Application number | US-42787906-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Publication date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
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Methods and apparatus for recording programming content in a signal distribution system are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, an interrupt is received, which may be associated with an incoming telephone call, email message, alarm or other type of message, and a corresponding interrupt indicator is presented on a user interface screen of a device such as television, laptop computer, mobile telephone, etc. Also presented on the user interface screen of the device is an activatable pause control that if activated initiates recording of a portion of the programming content that would otherwise be presented via the device absent activation of the pause control. Various trick play functions, such as pause, play, forward and rewind, may be provided utilizing the recorded portion of the programming content.
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We claim: 1. A method comprising: receiving, at a roaming server of head end equipment, a signal of an incoming interrupt from an interrupt source, the incoming interrupt being directed to an interface device served by the head end equipment; directing, from the roaming server to the interface device, the incoming interrupt for presentation on a user interface screen, the presentation providing an activatable pause control; receiving, at the roaming server from the interface d…
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- What does patent US9015782B2 cover?
- Methods and apparatus for recording programming content in a signal distribution system are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, an interrupt is received, which may be associated with an incoming telephone call, email message, alarm or other type of message, and a corresponding interrupt indicator is presented on a user interface screen of a device such as television, laptop computer, mob…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Acharya Swarup, Gupta Bhawna, Alcatel Lucent
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N7/17318. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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