System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior

Abstract

A system for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The viewer may request that certain content be captured. Capture requests also allow the service to determine content to be recorded by the client system in the same manner that a viewer requests that certain content are recorded but are more powerful than what a viewer can request. Recording requests for a capture request can preempt viewer requests or be entered at the same or lower priority as a viewer request. Capture requests can adjust all aspects of a recording request and affect the capture request itself. Client system operational functionality are also manipulated by the service using capture requests.

1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method comprising:
 receiving a request originating from a device, the request identifying specific media content to record to a particular storage medium;   receiving the specific media content identified in the request from a broadcast or communication link;   recording the specific media content to the particular storage medium; and   responsive to recording the received specific media content to the particular storage medium, transmitting a report for the device that the specific media content was recorded.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the particular storage medium is a removable storage medium, the client device recording the specific media content to the particular storage medium when the client device is connected to the removable storage medium. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the request further specifies an expiration date for the recording of the specific media content to the storage space of the particular storage medium. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the request further specifies a presentation policy for how the specific media content should be presented to a user. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the request specifies client-side targeting criteria. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the request specifies a season pass, the season pass comprising the specific media content. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the request specifies an amount of time before deleting the recording of the specific media content, the season pass comprising the specific media content. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the device is an authoring station. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the report comprises at least one of success or failure of requests by the service, how received data/media is used, or sending data for redistribution via the distribution service. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the data sent for distribution comprises at least one of picture, video, or music sharing services. 
     
     
         31 . A system comprising:
 a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, configured to receive a request originating from a device, the request identifying specific media content to record to a particular storage medium;   a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, configured to receive the specific media content identified in the request from a broadcast or communication link;   a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, configured to record the specific media content to the particular storage medium; and   a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, configured to, responsive to recording the received specific media content to the particular storage medium, transmit a report for the device that the specific media content was recorded.   
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the particular storage medium is a removable storage medium, the client device recording the specific media content to the particular storage medium when the client device is connected to the removable storage medium. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the request further specifies an expiration date for the recording of the specific media content to the storage space of the particular storage medium. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the request further specifies a presentation policy for how the specific media content should be presented to a user. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the request specifies client-side targeting criteria. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the request specifies a season pass, the season pass comprising the specific media content. 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the request specifies an amount of time before deleting the recording of the specific media content, the season pass comprising the specific media content. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the device is an authoring station. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the report comprises at least one of success or failure of requests by the service, how received data/media is used, or sending data for redistribution via the distribution service. 
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 39 , wherein the data sent for distribution comprises at least one of picture, video, or music sharing services.