System and method for quality marking of a recording

• US 20060222325A1
• Filed: 04/01/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: GuideWorks, LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Ellis, Michael D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,229,283 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/270
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape

Abstract

Systems and methods for identifying a recorded video program are provided. The method may include recording a video and identifying the video as lacking desirable recording attributes. A future occurrence of a transmission of the video may be automatically selected in response to the identification of the video as lacking desirable recording properties. The future occurrence of the transmission of the video may be automatically re-recorded.

Claims

1. A method for recording a video with an interactive television application, the method comprising:

recording a video;

identifying the video as lacking a desirable recording attribute;

in response to the identification, automatically selecting a future occurrence of a transmission of the video; and

automatically re-recording the future occurrence of the transmission of the video.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying the video as lacking a desirable recording attribute comprises receiving a user instruction to mark the video as lacking a desirable recording attribute.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying the video as lacking a desirable recording attribute comprises automatically determining that the video lacks a desirable recording attribute.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying a plurality of future occurrences of a transmission of the video;

identifying all scheduled future recordings;

identifying the future occurrence of the transmission of the video that minimally impedes the execution of all scheduled future recordings; and

wherein automatically selecting a future occurrence of the video comprises automatically selecting the identified future occurrence that minimally impedes the execution of all scheduled future recordings.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising modifying recording options for the re-recording of the future transmission of the video.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the recording options include a quality setting, a start time or an end time.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

storing in memory category information for the recorded video identified as lacking a desirable recording attribute;

storing in memory the modifications to recording options made for the re-recording of the future transmission of the video;

comparing the category information of the recorded video with the category information of other videos selected to be recorded;

identifying the selected videos that have the same category information as the recorded video; and

modifying the recording options of the selected videos based on the modification of recording options made for the re-recording of the recorded video.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein a video lacking a desirable recording attribute comprises a video with incorrect program content, missing start or end of the program, interrupted recording, poor audio quality or poor video quality.

9. A system for recording a video with an interactive television application, the system comprising:

a recording device configured to record a video; and

control circuitry configured to;

identify the video as lacking a desirable recording attribute;

automatically select a future occurrence of a transmission of the video in response to the identification; and

direct the recording device to record the future occurrence of the transmission of the video.

10. The system of claim 9 further wherein the control circuitry is further configured to receive a user instruction to mark the video as lacking a desirable recording attribute.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to automatically determine that the video lacks a desirable recording attribute.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

identify a plurality of future occurrences of a transmission of the video;

identify all scheduled future recordings;

identify the future occurrence of the transmission of the video that minimally impedes the execution of all scheduled future recordings; and

automatically select the identified future occurrence that minimally impedes the execution of all scheduled future recordings.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the recording options for the re-recording of the future transmission of the video are modified.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the recording options include a quality setting, a start time or an end time.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

store in memory category information for the recorded video identified as lacking a desirable recording attribute;

store in memory the modifications to recording options made for the re-recording of the future transmission of the video identified as lacking a desirable recording attribute;

compare the category information of the recorded video with the category information of other videos selected to be recorded;

identify the selected videos that have the same category information as the recorded video; and

modify the recording options of the selected videos based on the modification of recording options made for the re-recording of the recorded video.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein a video lacking a desirable recording attribute comprises a video with incorrect program content, missing start or end of the program, interrupted recording, poor audio quality or poor video quality.