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The present invention relates to a home network connected to an external audio/video source to stream an audio/video content received from the external source on a digital television receiver, or set top box, of the home network. The home network comprises : - a gateway device comprising audio/video reception means to receive audio/video streams from a communication medium and audio/video transmission means to transmit said received audio/video streams to the home network, - a media center device having storage means for storing said audio/video streams received from the gateway device and audio/video re-transmission means to re-transmit said stored audio/video streams to the home network, - a control device comprising means for streaming audio/video streams received from the home network, said control device further comprising time-shifting means for triggering the recording on the media center of audio/video streams transmitted by the gateway device to the home network upon stopping the streaming of said transmitted audio/video streams on said control device, and for retrieving said recorded audio/video streams from the media center upon resuming the streaming of audio/video streams on the control device. ® KIPO & WIPO 2007
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