DVR functions status indicator
First Claim
1. An apparatus for displaying the status of a digital video recording device, comprising:
- a memory for storing a plurality of selectable status parameters indicating functionality of the digital video recording device;
a processor for controlling a display of said plurality of status parameters based on received commands to access said memory, so as display at least a selected one of the plurality of status parameters.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and system for displaying the status of a recording device such as a set top box (STB) equipped with a digital video recorder (DVR) includes a memory that stores status parameters indicating functionality of the STB-equipped with DVR, and a processor for controlling the display of these status parameters based on receiving user commands to access the memory and display at least a selected one of the status parameters for review. A suitable user command interface may be used in order to transmit a command to display desired status parameter(s). Status parameters displayed include the time that a recording is behind a live feed, whether a program being viewed is live or recorded, available storage capacity for recording, visual/audiovisual alerts indicating various levels of storage available for recording, and other file attributes associated with the functionality and operation of the STB-equipped with DVR.
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33 Claims
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1. An apparatus for displaying the status of a digital video recording device, comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of selectable status parameters indicating functionality of the digital video recording device;
a processor for controlling a display of said plurality of status parameters based on received commands to access said memory, so as display at least a selected one of the plurality of status parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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27. A method of displaying the status of a digital video recording device on a display device operatively connected thereto, comprising:
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storing a plurality of selectable status parameters indicating functionality of the digital video recording device within a memory of the digital video recording device;
receiving commands to display at least a selected one of the plurality of status parameters; and
accessing said memory to display said selected one of the plurality of status parameters on the display device based on said received commands.
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32. In a system having a digital video recording device, an apparatus for displaying the status of the digital video recording device on a display device operatively connected to the digital video recording device, comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of selectable status parameters indicating functionality of the digital video recording device; and
a processor for controlling a display of said plurality of status parameters based on received commands to access said memory so as display at least a selected one of the plurality of status parameters. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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