INTELLIGENT RECORDING OF A SCHEDULED PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- delaying a stop of recording a program from a scheduled stop recording time;
detecting a transition between the program and a commercial after the scheduled stop recording time; and
stopping the recording of the program at the detected transition.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the invention is a technique to stop recording a program intelligently. Stopping recording a program is delayed from a scheduled stop recording time. A transition between the program and a commercial is detected after the scheduled stop recording time. Recording the program is stopped at the detected transition. Another embodiment of the invention is a technique to start recording a program intelligently. Starting recording a program is advanced from a scheduled start recording time. A transition between a commercial and the program is detected within a recording window before the scheduled start recording time. Recording the program is started if the transition is detected within the recording window.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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delaying a stop of recording a program from a scheduled stop recording time;
detecting a transition between the program and a commercial after the scheduled stop recording time; and
stopping the recording of the program at the detected transition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 30)
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6. A method comprising:
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advancing a start of recording a program from a scheduled start recording time;
detecting a transition between a commercial and the program within a recording window before the scheduled start of recording time; and
starting recording the program if the transition is detected within the recording window. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising;
delaying a stop of recording a program from a scheduled stop recording time;
detecting a transition between the program and a commercial after the scheduled stop recording time; and
stopping the recording of the program at the detected transition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 17, 18)
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15. The article of manufacture of claim 111 wherein the program is a broadcast program.
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16. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising;
advancing a start of recording a program from a scheduled start recording time;
detecting a transition between a commercial and the program within a recording window before the scheduled start of recording time; and
starting the recording of the program if the transition is detected within the recording window. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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21. A program recording module comprising:
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a first module to allow a user to select desired recording times of a program; and
a stop recording detector coupled to the first module, the stop recording detector comprising;
a module to delay a stop of recording a program from a scheduled stop recording time, a module to detect a transition between the program and a commercial after the scheduled stop of recording time, and a module to stop recording the program at the detected transition. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28)
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26. A program recording module comprising:
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a first module to allow a user to select desired recording times of a program; and
a start recording detector coupled to the first module, the start recording detector comprising;
a module to advance a start of recording a program from a scheduled start recording time, a module to detect a transition between a commercial and the program within a recording window before the scheduled start recording time, and a module to start recording the program if the transition is detected within the recording window. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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Specification