Systems and methods for relocating media

摘要

A system and method may be provided that allows users to store, retrieve, and manipulate on-demand media content and data stored on a remote server network in an on-demand media delivery system. More particularly, the system may allow a user to access his or her on-demand media account from user equipment in different locations as long as the current user equipment can communicate with a remote server that stores user-specific information. The system upon user selection may freeze the delivery of on-demand media at a particular point and allow the user to resume the media at a later time from some other network location in system. Users may upload personal images or files to an on-demand delivery server for later retrieval and display. Users may be permitted to assign access rights to the uploaded files.

主权项

1. A method for use in an interactive media guide system, the method comprising:
receiving a first indication from a first user equipment device to pause a media content that is displayed on the first user equipment device; in response to receiving the first indication, storing position information that is indicative of a pause point in the media content at which the media content was paused at the first user equipment device; receiving a second indication from a second user equipment device to view the media content on the second user equipment device, wherein the media content was paused on the first user equipment device; in response to receiving the second indication, generating for simultaneous display on the second user equipment device:
a first option that causes, responsive user selection, the second user equipment device to resume display of the media content based on the pause point; anda second option that causes, responsive to user selection, the second user equipment device to display the media content from a point in the media content that is prior to the pause point; determining whether the first option or the second option was selected at the second user equipment device; and generating an instruction to display the media content at the second user equipment device from a viewing point in the media content, wherein the viewing point is based on the determining.