Continuous digital recording through channel changes with user selectable buffer erase
First Claim
1. In a recording device that continuously buffers audio/video programming responsive to a user selected input source, a method for maintaining user privacy, comprising:
- continuously recording said programming on a data storage medium responsive to said user selected source;
providing said programming to a display device concurrently with said recording step; and
, selectively deleting, responsive to a user input, at least a portion of said programming stored on said data storage medium.
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Abstract
A method and a system for maintaining user privacy in a device (100) that continuously buffers video programming responsive to changes in a user selected video channel. Video programming can be continuously recorded on a storage medium (148) and presented on a display device. Recording can continue uninterrupted during and subsequent to a user change of the selected video channel. Responsive to a user input, at least a portion of the video programming that has been stored on the storage medium (148) can be deleted. The user input can be a single command input such as an actuation of a control key. The selected portion of the video programming that is deleted can be controlled by a pre-determined number of actuations of the control key. All of the video programming also can be deleted from the data storage medium. An interactive erase menu can provide menu selections for various erasing options.
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21 Claims
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1. In a recording device that continuously buffers audio/video programming responsive to a user selected input source, a method for maintaining user privacy, comprising:
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continuously recording said programming on a data storage medium responsive to said user selected source;
providing said programming to a display device concurrently with said recording step; and
,selectively deleting, responsive to a user input, at least a portion of said programming stored on said data storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a recording system that continuously buffers audio video programming responsive to a user selected program source, a system for maintaining user privacy, comprising:
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a data storage medium being continuously recorded with said audio video programming from said user selected program source;
a display signal generator generating signals representative of said programming concurrently with said program recording; and
,a controller responsive to user input for controlling selective deletion of at least a portion of said program recorded on said data storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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