US008667549B2 (12) Ulllted States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 8,667,549 B2 Reneris (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 4, 2014 (54) PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER E-MAI
US. Patent Mar. 4, 2014 Sheet 8 0f 11 US 8,667,549 B2 Fig. 8b r 807 This is a routine noti?cation from the web-based PVR reporting service This noti?c
US. Patent Mar. 4, 2014 Sheet 9 of 11 US 8,667,549 B2 Fig. 80 r 820 This is a routine noti?cation from the web-based PVR reporting service 824 ‘N This
US. Patent Mar. 4, 2014 Sheet 10 0f 11 US 8,667,549 B2 Fig. 9 f‘ 900 This is a schedule con?ict noti?cation from the web-based PVR reporting service [
US 8,667,549 B2 1 PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER E-MAIL ALERTS AND STATUS BACKGROUND Personal Video Recorders (PVRs), also referred to as Digi tal Video Reco
US 8,667,549 B2 3 transmitting, to one or more servers, according to a reporting schedule, via a Wide area network, information from the standalone c
US 8,667,549 B2 5 otherwise stopped Working. Some type of some agreement can be established With the server as to When the PC/PVR Will contact it so t
US 8,667,549 B2 7 users must be convinced to allow their private vieWing infor mation to be accessed in exchange for some bene?t. In one possible appr
US 8,667,549 B2 9 At decision step 412, if a scheduling con?ict exists, the standalone computer reports to the Web server With an urgent report (step
US 8,667,549 B2 11 faces include a touch interface Which the user can touch, an interface in Which the user uses sweeping gestures to navi gate, voice
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US 8,667,549 B2 13 out What a friend has been recommending. Note that the information regarding friends in the social netWork can be con?gured by the
US. Patent Mar. 4, 2014 Sheet 1 0f 11 US 8,667,549 B2 l Ethernet! I Bundled l l l services/ \___-__-__-______.-___
US. Patent Mar. 4, 2014 Sheet 2 0f 11 US 8,667,549 B2 Fig. 2 Database Web server, server, 204 206 Social Program networking schedule server, 202 / ser
US. Patent Mar. 4, 2014 Sheet 3 0f 11 US 8,667,549 B2 Fig. 3 r300 O I agree to sign up for the web-based PVR reporting service r 302 Identify your sys
US. Patent Run computer program I + record programs New program uide received? no Mar. 4, 2014 412 Schedule con?ict? Fig. 4 406 User makes requests to
US. Patent Mar. 4, 2014 Sheet 5 0f 11 US 8,667,549 B2 Fig. 5 c 504 Server is ready for report from user premises v r 505 Report expected " [-506
US. Patent Mar. 4, 2014 Sheet 6 6f 11 US 8,667,549 B2 Fig. 6 Receive social networking {.600 entries from user tr Query social networking server {~502
US. Patent Mar. 4, 2014 Sheet 7 0f 11 US 8,667,549 B2 Fig. 8a r 800 This is a routine noti?cation from the web-based PVR reporting service This noti?c
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