SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CUT-OFFS IN PROGRAM RECORDING
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Abstract
A media recording system may be provided. The recording system may include features for reducing recording cut-off of a particular media event due to changes in the start time and end time of what is scheduled to be recorded. The recording system may provide a user with an opportunity to select a program by for example, selecting a listing, to have that program automatically recorded at a scheduled time for presentation to viewers. Changes in the schedule of programs may be compensated manually or automatically when the recording system receives information about actual or predicted time changes. In a manual mode, a user may adjust start or end times based on time change information that is displayed. For an automatic mode, the recording system may automatically compensate for predicted or actual time changes that are known by automatically adjusting the start and end times of recording.
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76 Claims
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57. A method for use in a recording system for reducing cut-offs when programs are recorded, the method comprising:
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receiving at the user equipment a user indication to record a program based on a recording setting during nominal start and end times associated with the program; determining that the program is of a program type that has variations in broadcast times; providing, in response to the determining, a display that inquires the user about whether to modify the recording setting to extend the recording of the program beyond the nominal end time associated with the program; and recording by the user equipment the program according to the user modified recording setting. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A system for use in a recording system for reducing cut-offs when programs are recorded, the system comprising:
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a display screen; and control circuitry configured to; receive a user indication to record a program based on a recording setting during nominal start and end times associated with the program; determine that the program is of a program type that has variations in broadcast times; and provide, in response to the determining, a display for display on the display screen that inquires the user about whether to modify the recording setting to extend the recording of the program beyond the nominal end time associated with the program; and a media storage device configured to record the program according to the user modified recording setting. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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