VIDEO RECORDER HAVING USER EXTENDED AND AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED TIME SLOTS
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a video recorder having user extended and automatically extended time slots. An embodiment of the present invention includes a set top box having an internal storage device, such as a hard drive where broadcasts are transferred from a broadcast input source to the storage device. The set top box is connected to an output device such as a television, which displays a graphical user interface (GUI) and an interactive program guide (IPG). The user has the option to extend a chosen time slot, in which a show is scheduled to be transferred to the storage device. The time slot may be extended before the show, after the show, or both. The system also implements an automatic extension of the time slot by default, which is used to ensure that the data is completely captured to the system, in case the broadcast and the set top box are slightly out of sync, the broadcaster unexpectedly begins a show'"'"'s broadcast slightly early or late, or the show unexpectedly runs longer than the IPG indicates.
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57 Claims
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1-37. -37. (canceled)
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38. A method comprising:
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scheduling a timeslot to be transferred to a storage device, wherein the timeslot includes a core portion and a user extended portion; determining that the user extended portion corresponds to a program which is restricted; and disabling the transfer to the storage device of at least a portion of the timeslot corresponding to at least a portion of the program in response to determining that the program is restricted. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system comprising control circuitry configured to:
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schedule a timeslot to be transferred to a storage device, wherein the timeslot includes a core portion and a user extended portion; determine that the user extended portion corresponds to a program which is restricted; and disable the transfer to the storage device of at least a portion of the timeslot corresponding to at least a portion of the program in response to determining that the program is restricted. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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