Digital Video Recorder
First Claim
1. An apparatus for recording multimedia content transmitted over a network, comprising:
- a reception interface for receiving the multimedia content from the network;
a user input interface for receiving user inputs; and
a storage resource comprising executable instructions including recording module instructions for recording the multimedia content in accordance with the user inputs;
wherein the user inputs comprise;
a multimedia selection signal for indicating the multimedia content to be recorded, anda segmenting signal for indicating a size of at least one of a plurality of segments in which the multimedia content is recorded.
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Abstract
An apparatus for recording multimedia content transmitted over a network including a reception interface for receiving the multimedia content from the network, a user input interface for receiving user inputs, and a storage resource including executable instructions including a recording module for recording the multimedia content in accordance with the user inputs. The user inputs also include a multimedia selection signal for indicating the multimedia content to be recorded, and a segmenting signal for indicating a size of at least one of a plurality of segments in which the multimedia content is recorded.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for recording multimedia content transmitted over a network, comprising:
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a reception interface for receiving the multimedia content from the network; a user input interface for receiving user inputs; and a storage resource comprising executable instructions including recording module instructions for recording the multimedia content in accordance with the user inputs; wherein the user inputs comprise; a multimedia selection signal for indicating the multimedia content to be recorded, and a segmenting signal for indicating a size of at least one of a plurality of segments in which the multimedia content is recorded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for recording program comprising:
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enabling a user to select program for recording; enabling the user to record the program in segments; enabling the user to save the segments in storage; and enabling the user to select a particular segment for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions, stored on a tangible computer readable medium, for recording multimedia content transmitted over a network, the instructions comprising instructions to:
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transmit a multimedia content selection menu to a user to enable the user to select the multimedia content to record; transmit a segment selection menu to the user to allow the user to select a size of segments to store the multimedia content; receive a multimedia content selection signal and the size from the user; record the selected multimedia content in segments of the size selected by the user; and store the segments in storage. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product, comprising instructions, stored on a computer readable medium of a multimedia processing resource, the instructions including instructions to:
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include a segmenting option in at least one interface for selecting a program for recording; and respond to detecting a user selection of the segmenting option by automatically inserting a plurality of bookmarks at user selectable locations within a recorded copy of a selected program when the selected program is recorded to demarcate chapters. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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