SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING THE RECORDING OF PROGRAM MATERIAL USING A PROGRAM GUIDE
First Claim
1. A method for enabling a user to effect a recording of a program, the method comprising:
- establishing a communication connection between an appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program and a portable device capable of displaying to a user in a display of the portable device a program guide including a listing for the program;
in response to the communication connection being established, receiving at the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program via the communication connection data indicative of a request to record the program that is stored in a memory of the portable device via user interaction with the program guide prior to establishment of the communication connection; and
causing the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program to record the program in accordance with the received data indicative of the request to record the program.
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Abstract
In response to the establishment of a communication connection between an appliance capable of effecting a recording of a program and a portable device capable of displaying to a user in a display of the portable device a program guide including a listing for the program the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program receives data indicative of a request to record the program that is stored in a memory of the portable device via user interaction with the program guide prior to establishment of the communication connection and the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program then functions to record the program in accordance with the received data indicative of the request to record the program.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for enabling a user to effect a recording of a program, the method comprising:
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establishing a communication connection between an appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program and a portable device capable of displaying to a user in a display of the portable device a program guide including a listing for the program; in response to the communication connection being established, receiving at the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program via the communication connection data indicative of a request to record the program that is stored in a memory of the portable device via user interaction with the program guide prior to establishment of the communication connection; and causing the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program to record the program in accordance with the received data indicative of the request to record the program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16)
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8. A readable media in an appliance having stored thereon instructions executable by a processor for enabling a user to effect recording of a program, the instructions performing steps comprising:
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establishing a communication connection with a portable device capable of displaying to a user in a display of the portable device a program guide including a listing for the program; receiving via the communication connection data indicative of a request to record the program that is stored in a memory of the portable device via user interaction with the program guide prior to establishment of the communication connection; and causing the program to be locally recorded in accordance with the received data indicative of the request to record the program. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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