Method and apparatus for updating television recording timers
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1. A method of updating a recurring timer for a television recording device for a recurring television program, comprising the steps of:
- a. receiving and storing, for the television recording device updated electronic program guide information;
b. setting, for the television recording device, the recurring timer for the recurring television program including storing the anticipated service provider, time period, and title; and
, c. prior to an instance of the recurring television program to be recorded, using the stored title information and the updated electronic program guide information to update the recurring timer for that instance.
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Abstract
The present invention allows the user to correctly record every episode of a recurring program by updating the timing of the record for the instances of the recurring program. In addition, the present invention allows the user to record multiple episodes of a television program shown on one or more channels, regardless of when these episodes will play. The present invention also ensures that identical episodes are not recorded.
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1. A method of updating a recurring timer for a television recording device for a recurring television program, comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving and storing, for the television recording device updated electronic program guide information;
b. setting, for the television recording device, the recurring timer for the recurring television program including storing the anticipated service provider, time period, and title; and
,c. prior to an instance of the recurring television program to be recorded, using the stored title information and the updated electronic program guide information to update the recurring timer for that instance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of creating a timer for a television recording device for multiple episodes of a television program, comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving and storing, for the television recording device updated electronic program guide information;
b. identifying the television program to record;
c. utilizing the electronic program guide information to identify future episodes of the television program occurring on a set of service providers; and
,d. setting timers for at least some future episodes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A television receiving device for recording recurring programs with a recurring timer, comprising
a. a television signal receiver to receive and process television signals; -
b. a remote control interface to receive a user record request sent from a remote control;
c. a telecommunications interface to receive updated electronic program guide information;
d. a first storage device coupled to the telecommunications interface to store the updated electronic program guide information;
e. a second storage device coupled to the television signal receiver to store the television program to be recorded;
f. a third storage device; and
,g. a processor coupled in communication to the television signal receiver, the remote control interface, the first storage device, the second storage device, and the third storage device, wherein, the processor obtains a program title provided by the user via the remote control, sets a timer for the television program, saves the timer in the third storage device, searches for the program title in the updated electronic program guide information in the first storage device, finds an instance of the television program, updates the timer for the television program, executes the timer by sending a record command to the first communications and the second storage device according to the updated timer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A satellite set-top-box for recording recurring programs with a recurring timer, comprising:
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a. a channel selector to receive and process television signals;
b. a remote control interface to receive a user record request sent from a remote control;
c. a first storage device to store the updated electronic program guide information;
d. a second storage device coupled to the channel selector to store the television program to be recorded;
e. a third storage device; and
,f. a processor coupled in communication to the television signal receiver, the remote control interface, the first storage device, the second storage device, and the third storage device, wherein, the processor obtains a program title provided by the user via the remote control, sets a timer for the television program, saves the timer in the third storage device, searches for the program title in the updated electronic program guide information in the first storage device, finds an instance of the television program, updates the timer for the television program, executes the timer by sending a record command to the first communications and the second storage device according to the updated timer. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method on a satellite set-top-box of updating a recurring timer for a recurring television program, comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving and storing, by the satellite set-top-box, updated electronic program guide information;
b. setting the recurring timer for the recurring television program including storing the anticipated service provider, time period, and information identifying the recurring television program; and
,c. prior to an instance of the recurring television program to be recorded, using the stored information identifying the recurring television program and the updated electronic program guide information to update the recurring timer for that instance. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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