METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING USER SELECTED VIDEO CONTENT

摘要

A method and apparatus for enabling registered users to select and purchase video sessions from a network to be viewed from any video display devices connected to the network are disclosed. Specifically, these purchased video sessions can be stored within the network and accessed from any viewable display device connected to any video endpoint device at any time upon the users' request. In one embodiment, the stored video sessions can be downloaded and recorded onto a recording medium for future use.

主权项

1. A method for storing video content in a communication network, comprising:
receiving, by a video on demand server, a request to purchase a video session from a subscriber; processing, by the video on demand server, the request by storing the video session at the video on demand server in the communication network; and transmitting, by the video on demand server, the video session stored at the video on demand server in the communication network that was purchased by the subscriber simultaneously from the video on demand server to a plurality of endpoints of the subscriber that is used to view the video session while stored in the communication network via a streaming video format, where each endpoint comprises a video display device, wherein each endpoint comprises an internet protocol based intelligent multi-service endpoint device supporting voice, video and data applications, wherein each one of the plurality of endpoints accesses the video session over a different independent streaming session directly from the video on demand server in the communication network.