User defined default recording mode rules
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1. A method of determining a recording mode for a recording device comprising the step of applying at least one user defined default recording mode rule to at least one recording session such that the recording mode for said session is determined by the rule outcome.
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A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing user selectable default recording modes in a recording device. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining a default recording mode comprising the step of defining at least one default recording mode rule to be applied across a plurality of video recording sessions.
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- 1. A method of determining a recording mode for a recording device comprising the step of applying at least one user defined default recording mode rule to at least one recording session such that the recording mode for said session is determined by the rule outcome.
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6. A recording device comprising:
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a display operable to display at least one user selectable programming parameter;
said display further operable to display at least one user selectable recording mode;
a processor coupled to said display for associating said at least one user selected program parameter with said at least one user selected recording mode so as to define at least one user selected default recording mode rule;
a decoder coupled to said processor for identifying parameters of received programs;
said processor causing received programs to be recorded at a mode determined by applying said at least one recording mode rule.
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7. A method for defining recording quality rules:
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receiving a parameter selected by a user;
receiving from a user an indication of a corresponding recording quality mode to be associated with said parameter;
determining recording mode of multimedia to be recorded based upon said parameter selection and said corresponding quality mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A multimedia recording device comprising:
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a user interface through which a user enters at least one parameter that identifies multimedia and an indication of a recording mode to be applied when recording multimedia identified by said at least one parameter;
a processor that evaluates at least one parameter associated with received multimedia against a user selected parameter to determine a recording mode for said received multimedia;
a video encoder that encodes the received multimedia using the determined recording mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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