Video data recorder for recording programming content
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Abstract
A video data recordable having integrated channel guides allowing a user to control recording and storage of television signals into personal channels for later playback and viewing. In the described embodiment, the user may specify criteria for recording of shows from an input source such as a broadcast signal and shows are then selected based on the user specified criteria and recorded for later playback. Storage of the shows may be organized into personal channels in order to facilitate later playback, e.g., the user may specify a channel of action movies, a channel of nature programming, a channel for sports, etc. The shows to be recorded may also have a predefined format which may be used to ease playback of recorded programming by allowing the user to easily locate and playback sections of programming of interest.
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11. A method of recording video programming content, the method comprising:
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receiving the video programming content;
selecting portions of the video programming content for recording based on user-supplied criteria included in a criteria database; and
automatically recording at least some of the selected portions of video programming content in accordance with the criteria database without intervention by a user to select the video programming content that is automatically recorded. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus for recording video programming content, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more video inputs to receive video programming content;
a storage medium for storage of recorded video programming content; and
service logic included in the apparatus, wherein the service logic, when executed by the apparatus provides for;
selecting portions of the video programming content for recording based on user-supplied criteria included in a criteria database; and
automatically recording at least some of the selected portions of video programming content in accordance with the criteria database without intervention by a user to select the video programming content that is automatically recorded. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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