MULTIPLE VIEWS RECORDING

• US 20170125062A1
• Filed: 01/11/2017
• Published: 05/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: OpenTV, Inc. (Kudelski SA)
• Original Assignee: OpenTV, Inc. (Kudelski SA)
• Inventors: Willard, Pierre, Gogoi, Amarendra N., Kasi, Chandrika
• Application Number:
  US15/403,801
• Publication Number:
  US 20170125062A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/19 by using information detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/30 on the same track as the main recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4583 Automatically resolving scheduling conflicts, e.g. when a recording by reservation has been programmed for two programs in the same time slot
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/91 Television signal processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A system and method for providing multiple views recording is provided. In example embodiments, an indication to record serial events including a first event and a second event on a same channel is received. A recording stream is started at a beginning of the first event and ends at an end of the second event. View markings are inserted in the recording stream that differentiate a first view corresponding to the first event from a second view corresponding to the second event. Thus, the recording stream creates a single file that contains multiple views. The single file is stored for later playback.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication to record a plurality of events including a first event and a second event on a same channel;

starting a recording stream that includes a front padding added to a. beginning of the first event;

inserting, using a hardware processor, markings in the recording stream that differentiate the first event from the second event, the inserting the markings comprising;

adding padding to an end of the first event in the recording stream, and

adding padding to a beginning of the second event in the recording stream;

stopping the recording stream at an end of the second event, the stopping of the recording stream including adding padding to the end of the second event, the recording stream creating at least one file; and

storing the at least one file for later playback.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising condensing the recording stream by removing a third event located between the first event and the second event from the recording stream.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least the padding added to the end of the first event and the padding added to the beginning of the second event overlap.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to view the first event;

accessing the at least one file that contains the first event;

determining the markings in the recording stream hat differentiate the first event; and

causing presentation of the first event on a device of a user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the inserting the markings occurs on-the-fly during a recording of the recording stream.

6. A system comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

a storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving an indication to record a plurality of events including a first event and a second event on a same channel;

starting a recording stream that includes a front padding added to a. beginning of the first event;

inserting markings in the recording stream that differentiate the first event from the second event, the inserting the markings comprising;

adding padding to an end of the first event in the recording stream, and

adding padding to a beginning of the second event in the recording stream;

stopping the recording stream at an end of the second event, the stopping of the recording stream including adding padding to the end of the second event, the recording stream creating at least one file; and

storing the at least one file for later playback.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise condensing the recording stream by removing a third event located between the first event and the second event from the recording stream.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein at least the padding added to the end of the first event and the padding added to the beginning of the second event overlap.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a request to view the first event;

accessing the at least one file that contains the first event;

determining the markings in the recording stream that differentiate the first event; and

causing presentation of the first event on a device of a user.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the inserting the markings occurs on-the-fly during a recording of the recording stream.

11. A hardware storage device comprising instructions that when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving an indication to record a plurality of events including a first event and a second event on a same channel;

starting a recording stream that includes a front padding added to a beginning of the first event;

inserting markings in the recording stream that differentiate the first event from the second event, the inserting the markings comprising

adding padding to an end of the first event in the recording stream, and

adding padding to a beginning of the second event in the recording stream;

stopping the recording stream at an end of the second event, the stopping of the recording stream including adding padding to the end of the second event, the recording stream creating at least one file; and

storing the at least one file for later playback.

12. The hardware storage device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise condensing the recording stream by removing a third event located between the first event and the second event from the recording stream.

13. The hardware storage device of claim 11, wherein at least the padding added to the end of the first event and the padding added to the beginning of the second event overlap.

14. The hardware storage device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a request to view the first event;

accessing the at least one file that contains the first event;

determining the markings in the recording stream that differentiate the first event; and

causing presentation of the first event on a device of a user.

15. The hardware storage device of claim 11, wherein the inserting the markings occurs on-the-fly during a recording of the recording stream.

16. A system comprising:

means for receiving an indication to record a plurality of events including a first event and a second event on a same channel;

means for starting a recording stream that includes a front padding added to a beginning of the first event;

means for inserting, using a hardware processor, markings in the recording stream that differentiate the first event from the second event, the means for inserting the markings comprising;

means for adding padding to an end of the first event in the recording stream, and

means for adding padding to a beginning of the second event in the recording stream;

means for stopping the recording stream at an end of the second event, the means for stopping the recording stream including means for adding padding to the end of the second event, the recording stream creating at least one file; and

means for storing the at least one file for later playback.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising means for condensing the recording stream by removing a third event located between the first event and the second event from the recording stream.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein at least the padding added to the end of the first event and the padding added to the beginning of the second event overlap.

19. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

means for receiving a request to view the first event;

means for accessing the at least one file that contains the first event;

means for determining the markings in the recording stream that differentiate the first event; and

means for causing presentation of the first event on a device of a user.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the means for inserting the markings inserts the markings on-the-fly during a recording of the recording stream.