TRU to time shifting

Name:	Craig Schultz
Affiliation/additional information:	Multimedia Architectures
Date submitted:	2004/01/15

#	Criteria	Description
1.	Name of TRU	Time shifting
2.	Summary description of TRU	The ability to access content at a different time then when it was originally made available.
3.	Use records of TRU	Since the advent of video recorders for use in the home, Users have been able to view content that may originally have been broadcast when the User was unable to view it.
4.	Nature of TRU	Many times, in a broadcast situation, Users have to choose between sometimes 100’s of offerings and select only the one they can view at any one time. With the ability to record a given broadcast, a User could possibly record all 100 and view them all. Also, often is the case where the entire broadcast need not be viewed for the User to gain full benefit from it.
5.	Benefits of TRU	Users can access they normally would have missed. Competition for a given time slot has less impact on a given offering’s chance for success as more people would have a chance to access than in head-to-head cases.
6.	Possible digital support	A large storage device or service.
7.	Requirements	The ability to store digital media for later consumption.
8.	References