US 8,929,710 B2
System And Method For Time Shifting at Least a Portion of a Video ProgramGeneral
US 8,929,710 B2
System And Method For Time Shifting at Least a Portion of a Video Program
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
William C Vaughn, Jr.
Art Unit:
2481 Recording and Compression
Agent:
Todd E. Fitzsimmons
Inventors:
Todd E. Fitzsimmons
Assignee:
Priority:
10/24/11
Filed:
10/24/11
Granted:
01/06/15
Expiration:
10/31/31
Abstract
A system and method is provided for time shifting a video program. In one embodiment, a receiver, which may be configured to function as both a receiver and a DVR, is configured to add auxiliary data to time-shifted data. The receiving device is configured to acquire auxiliary data at the time the time-shifted data is being played, and to add the auxiliary data to the time-shifted data so that both the time-shifted data and the auxiliary data are displayed to a user on a display. By acquiring data at (or around) the time the time-shifted data is being played, it is more likely that the auxiliary data has value to the user, thereby increasing the value of the time-shifted data to the content owner, the content provider and advertiser. In an alternate embodiment, the auxiliary data is removed only after its value has diminished.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04N21/4263H04NG11B27/105G11B