Interactive guide with recording

摘要

An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded.

主权项

1. A system for playing back programs, the system comprising:
a first user equipment, coupled to a first display screen configured to display video, comprising:
first processing circuitry configured to:
receive a record request to record a program on the first user equipment;in response to receiving the record request, record the program on the first user equipment;receive a request to play back the program from a second user equipment; andin response to receiving the request to play back the program, transmit the program to the second user equipment; and the second user equipment, coupled to a second display screen configured to display video, comprising:
second processing circuitry configured to:
transmit the request to play back the program to the first user equipment;receive the transmitted program from the first user equipment; andgenerate the received program for display on the second display screen.