SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY RECORDING PROGRAM CONTENT FROM A MOSAIC DISPLAY
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1. A method of selectively recording program content from a mosaic display comprising:
- requesting a mosaic signal comprising a video portion, the video portion comprising video of each of a plurality of program contents;
receiving the mosaic signal by tuning to the mosaic signal using a first tuner;
displaying the video portion of the mosaic signal as a mosaic of the plurality of program contents;
selecting a program content from the mosaic for recording, wherein the selected program content is associated with a channel of a broadcast signal;
recording the selected program content by tuning to the associated channel of the broadcast signal using a second tuner; and
continuing to receive the mosaic signal while the selected program content is being recorded, wherein the video portion of the mosaic signal continues to be received using the first tuner and displayed as the mosaic while the selected program content is being recorded using the second tuner.
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Abstract
A broadcast recording system for selectively recording broadcast program content from a mosaic display while continuing to display the mosaic display. The system may include the ability to present a categorized mosaic, program guide information for selected program content, and/or audio associated with selected program content.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of selectively recording program content from a mosaic display comprising:
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requesting a mosaic signal comprising a video portion, the video portion comprising video of each of a plurality of program contents; receiving the mosaic signal by tuning to the mosaic signal using a first tuner; displaying the video portion of the mosaic signal as a mosaic of the plurality of program contents; selecting a program content from the mosaic for recording, wherein the selected program content is associated with a channel of a broadcast signal; recording the selected program content by tuning to the associated channel of the broadcast signal using a second tuner; and continuing to receive the mosaic signal while the selected program content is being recorded, wherein the video portion of the mosaic signal continues to be received using the first tuner and displayed as the mosaic while the selected program content is being recorded using the second tuner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of playing audio signals associated with program contents displayed on a display in the form of a mosaic comprising:
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receiving a request for a mosaic signal comprising a video portion, the video portion comprising video of each of a plurality of program contents; transmitting the mosaic signal, formatted for the video portion thereof to be displayed in the form of a mosaic on the display, to a user equipment, wherein the mosaic signal further comprises an audio portion comprising audio signals associated with each of the plurality of program contents, and wherein the user equipment receives the mosaic signal by tuning to the mosaic signal using a tuner; playing an audio signal associated with a selected one of the plurality of program contents; and continuing to receive the mosaic signal while the audio signal associated with the selected program content is played, wherein the video portion of the mosaic signal continues to be received using the tuner and displayed as the mosaic while the audio signal associated with the selected program content is played. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method of providing a mosaic signal for selectively recording program content from a mosaic display comprising:
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receiving a first request from a user input device for a mosaic signal comprising a video portion, the video portion comprising video of each of a plurality of program contents; transmitting the mosaic signal, formatted for the video portion to be displayed, to a user equipment as a mosaic comprising a plurality of tiles, each of the plurality of tiles being associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of program contents, wherein the user equipment receives the mosaic signal by tuning to the mosaic signal using a first tuner and displays the video portion of the mosaic signal as a mosaic of the plurality of program contents; receiving a second request from the user input device for a channel of a broadcast signal corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of program contents from the mosaic to be recorded on a recording device; and transmitting the broadcast signal to the user equipment so that the selected program content may be recorded, on the recording device, while the video portion of the mosaic signal is being displayed as the mosaic, wherein the user equipment records the selected program content by tuning to the channel of the broadcast signal corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of program contents using a second tuner while continuing to display the video portion of the mosaic signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A system for viewing and selectively recording program content comprising:
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a first tuner tuned to a mosaic signal comprising a video portion, the video portion comprising video of each of a plurality of program contents, said video portion of the mosaic signal being formatted for display as a mosaic comprising a plurality of tiles each associated with a separate one of the plurality of program contents respectively; a second tuner tuned to a channel of a broadcast signal associated with a selected one of the plurality of program contents; means for receiving the mosaic signal and supplying the mosaic signal to the first tuner; means for receiving the broadcast signal associated with the selected program content and supplying the broadcast signal to the second tuner; a display for displaying the video portion of the mosaic signal as the mosaic, while the broadcast signal associated with the selected program content is being recorded; a recording device; and means for requesting recording of the broadcast signal associated with the selected program content on the recording device in response to a request from a user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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