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Methods and Systems for Resolving Conflicts in a Multi-Tuner Digital Video Recording System

  • US 20140153904A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2012
  • Published: 06/05/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • detecting, by a conflict resolution system, a request for a digital video recording (“

    DVR”

    ) system having a plurality of tuners to tune to a media content program at a time during which all of the tuners are tuned to other media content programs;

    identifying, by the conflict resolution system in response to the request, one or more media content programs included in the other media content programs and that are being presented by the DVR system at the time of the request and one or more media content programs included in the other media content programs and that are only being recorded by the DVR system at the time of the request;

    presenting, by the conflict resolution system in response to the identifying, a conflict resolution interface that includes one or more selectable entries representative of the identified one or more media content programs that are only being recorded by the DVR system at the time of the request; and

    excluding, by the conflict resolution system, the identified one or more media content programs that are being presented by the DVR system at the time of the request from being represented in the conflict resolution interface.

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