Television viewer interface system
First Claim
1. A method, performed by a media guidance application, for recording a media asset by recording and combining a first and a second portion of the media asset:
- buffering a first portion of a media asset in one or more buffers, concurrently with receiving the media asset;
generating for display at least a part of the first portion of the media asset, concurrently with receiving the media asset;
receiving a request to record the media asset, concurrently with receiving the media asset; and
in response to receiving the request to record the media asset;
recording a second portion of the media asset, the second portion of the media asset being subsequent to the first portion of the media asset;
recording the first portion of the media asset; and
combining the first portion of the media asset and the second portion of the media asset.
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Abstract
A television viewer interface system provides a viewer interface that allows the viewer to access different functions of a system. A highlight bar is responsive to the user'"'"'s commands and is used to indicate the current menu item that can be selected by the user. Information is presented in a successive disclosure format where the user navigates through menus by moving the highlight bar to the right to obtain more information or to the left to see less information and return to the previous location. The background colors of each set of menus remains consistent throughout the user'"'"'s experience such that the user intuitively knows what menu area he is in through the color cues. The invention provides indicators that tell the user that more information is available in a particular direction for a menu item.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, performed by a media guidance application, for recording a media asset by recording and combining a first and a second portion of the media asset:
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buffering a first portion of a media asset in one or more buffers, concurrently with receiving the media asset; generating for display at least a part of the first portion of the media asset, concurrently with receiving the media asset; receiving a request to record the media asset, concurrently with receiving the media asset; and in response to receiving the request to record the media asset; recording a second portion of the media asset, the second portion of the media asset being subsequent to the first portion of the media asset; recording the first portion of the media asset; and combining the first portion of the media asset and the second portion of the media asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for recording a media asset by recording and combining a first and a second portion of the media asset, the system comprising:
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one or more memory buffers; control circuitry including one or more processors programmed and configured with instructions to cause the one or more processors to; buffer a first portion of a media asset in the one or more buffers, concurrently with receiving the media asset; generate for display at least a part of the first portion of the media asset, concurrently with receiving the media asset; receive a request to record the media asset, concurrently with receiving the media asset; and in response to receiving the request to record the media asset; recording a second portion of the media asset, the second portion of the media asset being subsequent to the first portion of the media asset; recording the first portion of the media asset; and combining the first portion of the media asset and the second portion of the media asset. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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