公开(公告)号：US20080120648A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11562202

申请日：2006-11-21

申请人： MICHAEL P. CARLSON ,  LINDA A. LISLE ,  HERMAN RODRIGUEZ

发明人： MICHAEL P. CARLSON ,  LINDA A. LISLE ,  HERMAN RODRIGUEZ

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23106 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/8455

摘要： Provided is a method for caching a media stream such as a television channel or a radio station such that a viewer or listener may receive an entire programming segment regardless of when in the segment the stream is accessed. The beginning of a segment is recalled, or downloaded, to a local cache during a switch to the channel transmitting the segment and associated with a playback marker. The segment is also cached as the segment is transmitted. The user views the segment from the beginning, first from the cache downloaded when the channel is switched and, then, from the local cache stored as the programmed is viewed. In the case of broadcast media, a number of streams are designated as monitored streams. The programming on monitored streams is segmented into programs or smaller segments and the segments are cached on local memory as the programs are broadcast.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于缓存诸如电视频道或无线电台之类的媒体流的方法，使得观众或收听者可以接收整个节目段，而不管片段中何时访问该流。 在切换到发送段的信道并与回放标记相关联的段中，段的开始被调用或下载到本地高速缓存。 当段被传输时，段也被缓存。 用户从头开始观看片段，首先从当切换频道时下载的高速缓存，然后从被浏览的存储的本地缓存中。 在广播媒体的情况下，将多个流指定为监视流。 被监视流上的编程被分段为程序或更小的段，并且当节目被广播时，段被缓存在本地存储器上。

公开(公告)号：US20080066114A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-13

申请号：US11465248

申请日：2006-08-17

申请人： MICHAEL P. CARLSON ,  Linda A. Lisle ,  Herman Rodriguez

发明人： MICHAEL P. CARLSON ,  Linda A. Lisle ,  Herman Rodriguez

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47211 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/4784

摘要： Provided is a method that enables a media subscriber to pay for and send pay-per-view media content to a third party. The subscriber is billed for the content in a normal fashion. The viewer selects a specific program that is scheduled for transmission and provides information about the identity of the other subscriber, or the recipient, so that the content can be delivered to the recipient. Additional information may include a reason for sending the program and an additional message. The recipient receives notification that the programming has been purchased on his or her behalf and is given the option of accepting or declining the program. If the recipient accepts the program, the recipient may specify a date and time for viewing or specify that the programming be recorded.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种使媒体订户能够向第三方支付和发送按次付费媒体内容的方法。 用户以正常方式为内容收费。 观众选择被调度用于传输的特定节目，并且提供关于其他用户或接收者的身份的信息，使得内容可以被传递给接收者。 附加信息可能包括发送程序的原因和附加消息。 收件人收到通知，表示节目已经代表他购买，并且可以选择接受或拒绝该节目。 如果收件人接受程序，收件人可以指定查看的日期和时间，或指定编程的记录。

公开(公告)号：US20120005596A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-05

申请号：US12827728

申请日：2010-06-30

申请人： MICHAEL P. CARLSON ,  INDRAN NAICK ,  THEODORE J. SHRADER ,  CLIFFORD J. SPINAC

发明人： MICHAEL P. CARLSON ,  INDRAN NAICK ,  THEODORE J. SHRADER ,  CLIFFORD J. SPINAC

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06F9/445

摘要： A method for saving and restoring collaborative applications to a selected earlier time, may include saving, by a processing device, content for each collaborative application of a plurality of collaborative applications as a user uses each of the collaborative applications. The method may additionally include restoring each collaborative application to a selected earlier time in response to the selected earlier time being selected by the user. The method may further include presenting the content of each collaborative application at the selected earlier time to the user in response to each collaborative application being restored to the selected earlier time, wherein each collaborative application is presented in an original context from the selected earlier time.

摘要翻译： 用于将协作应用程序保存和恢复到所选择的较早时间的方法可包括由处理设备为用户使用每个协作应用程序时保存多个协作应用程序的每个协作应用程序的内容。 该方法还可以包括响应于所选择的较早时间由用户选择，将每个协作应用恢复到所选择的较早时间。 所述方法可以进一步包括响应于每个协作应用程序恢复到所选择的较早的时间，将所选择的较早时间的每个协作应用的内容呈现给用户，其中每个协作应用程序在所选择的较早时间以原始上下文呈现。