Method and Apparatus for Removing Partially Recorded Program

• US 20080155419A1
• Filed: 12/20/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: General Instrument Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mongoven, Daniel T.
• Application Number:
  US11/613,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20080155419A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/723
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

A method and system for removal of partially recorded programs are disclosed. For example, the method presents a menu of options when interrupting a recording in progress, wherein one of the options is an option to delete a partial recording of a program. The method then receives a selection of the option to delete the partial recording of the program from a user, and immediately deletes the partial recording of the program.

Claims

1. A method of removing a partially recorded program that is received via a network, comprising:

presenting a menu of options, wherein one of said options is an option to delete a partial recording of a program;

receiving a selection of said option to delete said partial recording of said program from a user; and

deleting said partial recording of said program.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said menu of options is presented in response to a single input from said user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said partial recording of said program is deleted from a digital video recording (DVR) set-top box.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to record said program;

recording said program; and

receiving a command to interrupt said recording of said program.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said command to interrupt said recording comprises at least one of:

a command to change a channel, a command to stop recording, or a command to record a different program on a different channel.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said menu of options further comprises an option to continue recording and change to a different channel, an option to continue recording and do not change to a different channel, and an option to stop recording and to keep said partial recording of said program.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said program is currently being watched by said user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said deleting comprises:

identifying a program identification associated with said partial recording of said program;

finding said program identification on a storage medium; and

removing said partial recording of said program associated with said program identification.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said deleting said partial recording of said program is performed in response to a single input received from said user after said menu of options is presented.

10. A system of removing a partially recorded program, comprising:

a storage medium for storing a partial recording of a program; and

a controller, coupled to said storage medium, for presenting a menu of options, wherein one of said options is an option to delete said partial recording of said program, where said controller is for receiving a selection of said option to delete said partial recording of said program from a user, and for deleting said partial recording of said program from said storage medium.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said menu of options is presented in response to a single input from said user.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said storage medium and said controller are deployed within a digital video recording (DVR) set-top box.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein said controller receives a request to record said program, wherein said controller records said program onto said storage medium, and wherein said controller receives a command to interrupt said recording of said program.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said command to interrupt said recording comprises at least one of:

a command to change a channel, a command to stop recording, or a command to record a different program on a different channel.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein said menu of options further comprises an option to continue recording and change to a different channel, an option to continue recording and do not change to a different channel, and an option to stop recording and to keep said partial recording of said program.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein said program is currently being watched by said user.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein said controller deletes said partial recording of said program comprises:

identifying a program identification associated with said partial recording of said program;

finding said program identification on said storage medium; and

removing said partial recording of said program associated with said program identification.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein said controller deletes said partial recording of said program in response to a single input received from said user after said menu of options is presented.

19. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform said steps of a method of removing a partially recorded program that is received via a network, comprising:

presenting a menu of options, wherein one of said options is an option to delete a partial recording of a program;

receiving a selection of said option to delete said partial recording of said program from a user; and

deleting said partial recording of said program.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein said menu of options is presented in response to a single input from said user.