FACILITATING PLAYBACK OF RECORDED CONTENT CONTAINING A SERVICE TRANSITION
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating playback of recorded content containing a service transition point, said method comprising:
- recording content containing a pre-transition service and a post-transition service, wherein the pre-transition service occurs prior to the service transition point and the post-transition service occurs after the service transition point;
generating a content change file containing a plurality of content change records associated with the pre-transition service, the service transition point, and the post-transition service; and
communicating the content and the content change file to a playback device configured to play the recorded content.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating playback of recorded content having a service transition point is provided. The method includes recording content containing a pre-transition service and a post-transition service, in which the pre-transition service occurs prior to the service transition point and the post-transition service occurs after the service transition point. The method also includes generating a content change file having content change records associated with the pre-transition service, the service transition point, and the post-transition service, and communicating the content and the content change file to a playback device configured to play the recorded content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating playback of recorded content containing a service transition point, said method comprising:
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recording content containing a pre-transition service and a post-transition service, wherein the pre-transition service occurs prior to the service transition point and the post-transition service occurs after the service transition point; generating a content change file containing a plurality of content change records associated with the pre-transition service, the service transition point, and the post-transition service; and communicating the content and the content change file to a playback device configured to play the recorded content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A digital video recorder comprising:
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a recording module configured to record content containing a pre-transition service, a service transition point, and a post-transition service, wherein the pre-transition service occurs prior to the service transition point and the post-transition service occurs after the service transition point; a content change file generating module configured to generate a content change file containing a plurality of content change records associated with the pre-transition service, the service transition point, and the post-transition service; and a communication module configured to communicate the content and the content change file to a playback device configured to play the recorded content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method of facilitating playback of recorded content containing a service transition point, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:
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recording content containing a pre-transition service and a post-transition service, wherein the pre-transition service occurs prior to the service transition point and the post-transition service occurs after the service transition point; generating a content change file containing a plurality of content change records associated with the pre-transition service, the service transition point, and the post-transition service; and communicating the content and the content change file to a playback device configured to play the recorded content. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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