Pausing the display of a television program as a signal including the television program is received

• US 20020048448A1
• Filed: 09/12/2001
• Published: 04/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1993
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Daniels, John J.
• Application Number:
  US09/952,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20020048448A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4333 Processing operations in response to a pause request
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/088 the inserted signal being digital
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A time shifting event recorder receives a time sequential signal representing an event through an antenna, cable or the like. A portion of the signal is recorded in a first recording medium. A second recording medium is used to record another portion of the signal different from the portion recorded in the first recording medium. At selected intervals, the respective recorded portions of the signal are retrieved and a playback signal is generated therefrom. The recording of the respective portions of the signal in the first and second recording media is controlled by a user so that portions of the event can be recorded while other portions are displayed. Retrieving the selectable intervals of the respective portions of the signal and the generation of the playback signal are also controlled by the user so that the user can view or listen to a time-shifted representation of the event.

Claims

1. In a processing system associated with a television, a method for pausing the display a television program that is included in a signal received at the processing system, comprising the acts of:

continually receiving the signal at the processing system, the signal including a sequence of images that represent the television program;

as the signal is continually received, recording the signal to a recording medium associated with the processing system;

as the signal is being recorded, displaying the television program included in the signal on the television;

in response to viewer input, pausing the display of the television program and continuing to record the signal;

in response to subsequent viewer input resuming display of the television program by displaying the signal that was recorded after the display of the television program was paused; and

continuing to record the signal.