Digital storage media command and control data indexing

Abstract

A system for receiving satellite signals for display on a monitor. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises an antenna, a server receiver, coupled to the antenna, and at least one client receiver, coupled to the server receiver, wherein the server receiver maintains a list of satellite video signals to be recorded by the server receiver, the satellite video signals including network recorded data and metadata associated with the network recorded data, and wherein the list can be accessed by the server receiver and the at least one client receiver.

1 . A system for receiving satellite video signals for display on a monitor, comprising: 
 an antenna; and    a server receiver, coupled to the antenna, wherein the server receiver maintains a list of satellite video signals to be recorded by the server receiver, the satellite video signals including network recorded data and metadata associated with the network recorded data.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one client receiver, coupled to the server receiver, wherein the list is accessed by the server receiver and the at least one client receiver.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein when there is a conflict on the list, the server receiver resolves the conflict based on a predetermined protocol.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the list includes push events.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the metadata is used to index the list.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one client receiver sends a request to the server receiver to record a selected satellite video signal.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the server receiver reserves resources needed to fulfill the request from the at least one client receiver.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the request is stored in a list by the server receiver.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the list comprises requests that do not conflict with other requests.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein metadata associated with each request in the list is stored by the server receiver.  
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the metadata associated with the satellite video signals is periodically updated.  
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the server receiver manages the stored requests based on the periodically updated metadata.  
   
   
       13 . An apparatus for displaying video information, comprising: 
 a broadcast delivery system comprising a transmitter and a first receiver;    a first monitor, coupled to the first receiver;    a processor, coupled to the first receiver, wherein the processor maintains a list of satellite video signals to be recorded by the first receiver, the video information including network recorded data and metadata associated with the network recorded data.    
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising at least one second receiver communicatively coupled with the first receiver, wherein the list is accessed by the first receiver and the at least one second receiver.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising at least one second monitor, respectively coupled to the at least one second receiver, wherein the first monitor and the second monitor independently display video information based on signal selection in the first receiver and the at least one second receiver.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein when there is a conflict on the list, the first receiver resolves the conflict based on a predetermined protocol.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the metadata is used to index the list.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one second receiver sends a request to the first receiver to record a selected satellite video signal.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the first receiver reserves resources needed to fulfill the request from the at least one second receiver.  
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein metadata associated with each request in the list is stored by the first receiver.