JP5666298B2 - 番組の利用可能性をモニターするための方法と装置 - Google Patents
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- ネットワーク上のゲートウェイデバイスと接続されたセットトップボックスにおける番組要求を処理する方法であって:
ネットワークから、番組の利用可能性に関する情報を取得するステップであって、前記情報は、前記ネットワーク上の各セットトップボックスにマルチキャスト通信として送信される、ステップと;
番組の要求を受信するステップと;
前記要求された番組と、利用可能な番組がメモリに保存されたリストとを比較するステップと;
前記要求された番組が前記ゲートウェイデバイスから配信できないことを、前記比較するステップの結果が示す場合、前記ゲートウェイデバイスに前記要求を送信する前に、前記要求された番組とは異なる代替のものを選択するステップと;
を有する方法。 - 前記代替のものを選択するステップは、前記要求された番組とは異なる利用可能な番組の前記保存されたリストから番組を選択するステップ、を含む請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記保存されたリストは、好みの番組のスキャンリストである、請求項2記載の方法。
- 前記保存されたリストから番組を選択するステップは、前記好みの番組のスキャンリストにおいて次の順番の利用可能な番組を選択するステップ、を含む請求項3記載の方法。
- 前記代替のものを選択するステップは、メッセージをディスプレイに提供するステップ、を有する請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記メッセージは、前記要求された番組が利用できないことを示す、請求項5記載の方法。
- 前記メッセージは、前記番組が利用できない理由に関する情報を含む、請求項5記載の方法。
- 前記ネットワークからの番組の前記利用可能性に関する前記情報を、前記利用可能な番組の保存されたリストに保存するステップ;
を更に有する請求項1記載の方法。 - 前記要求された番組が利用できない場合、前記要求された番組に関する情報の通信をネットワーク上で防止するステップ、を更に有する請求項1記載の方法。
- ネットワークから利用可能な番組のリストを取得する手段であって、利用可能な番組の前記リストは、ゲートウェイデバイスから各セットトップボックスにマルチキャスト通信として送信される、手段と;
番組の要求を受信する手段と;
前記番組の要求と、利用可能な番組がメモリに保存されたリストとを比較する手段と;
前記要求された番組が前記ゲートウェイデバイスから配信できないことを、前記比較する手段の結果が示す場合、前記ネットワークに前記要求を送信する前に、前記要求された番組とは異なる代替のものを選択する手段と;
を有する装置。 - 前記利用可能な番組のリストを更新する手段、を更に有する請求項10記載の装置。
- 前記利用可能な番組のリストを保存する手段、を更に有する請求項10記載の装置。
- 前記代替のものを選択する手段は、利用可能な番組のリストに載っている代替え番組を要求する手段、及び前記要求された番組が利用できない場合、メッセージを表示する手段、の少なくとも1つを有する請求項10記載の装置。
- 前記要求された番組が利用できない場合、前記番組の要求を前記ネットワーク上で通信しない手段、を更に有する請求項10記載の装置。
- 前記要求された番組が利用可能な場合、前記番組の要求をネットワーク上で通信する手段、を有する請求項10記載の装置。
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