WO2004091186A3 - System and method for facilitating fast-forwarding of first-run programs - Google Patents

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WO2004091186A3
WO2004091186A3 PCT/US2004/010054 US2004010054W WO2004091186A3 WO 2004091186 A3 WO2004091186 A3 WO 2004091186A3 US 2004010054 W US2004010054 W US 2004010054W WO 2004091186 A3 WO2004091186 A3 WO 2004091186A3
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A system and method are disclosed for facilitating fast-forwarding by viewers through a first-run program beyond the current broadcast point In one embodiment, the first-run program is distributed before its scheduled publication time, and may be viewed at any time after the publication time (330). In a second embodiment, content is distributed on or after the publication time, but at a rate greater than the normal viewing rate (630). In a third embodiment, content is distributed on demand after the publication time by a media distribution server (310). In a fourth embodiment, a viewer participating in a multicast session of the content requests content beyond the current broadcast point. The viewer is switched to a unieast session, and the requested content is transmitted to the viewer. In alternative embodiments, a release code may be provided to control the time after which the viewer will be permitted to view program segments beyond the current broadcast point.
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