METHOD FOR REESTABLISHING PRESENTATION OF A PAUSED MEDIA PROGRAM

摘要

A method for reestablishing presentation of a paused media program is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Set-Top Box (STB) located in a building can have a controller element that presents a media program to a media device operable only in the building, pauses presentation of the media program responsive to a pause request, generates a departure mark that identifies a presentation point in the media program associated with the pause request, receives a request to resume presentation of the media program from the departure mark at a portable communication device capable of maintaining communications with the STB outside the building, and transmits to the portable communication device a presentation of the media program from the departure mark. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A media processor device, comprising:
a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising:
receiving a media program from a communication network;presenting the media program at a display device;detecting a departure mark during a presenting of the media program;directing recording of the media program via a communication network responsive to the detecting of the departure mark to generate a recorded media program;receiving from a portable communication device a request to present the media program at the portable communication device from the departure mark responsive to selection of a function of a media controller emulator executed by the portable communication device; anddirecting transmission of the recorded media program by way of the communication network to the portable communication device for enabling presentation of the recorded media program at the portable communication device from the departure mark.