System and method for automatically recording programs in an interactive viewing system
First Claim
1. In an interactive viewing system having a head end in two-way communication with a plurality of viewer stations having a video display operatively coupled to a controller, the head end providing to the viewer stations programming comprising a plurality of programs provided on a plurality of channels, the system including at least one interactive program guide for listing one or more of the plurality of programs, a method of recording a selected program available at a future time, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying the program guide on the video display;
selecting the selected program from the program guide;
setting a record tag associated with the selected program, said record tag indicating that the selected program is to be recorded;
storing the record tag at the head end;
monitoring the record tag to determine the future time; and
recording the selected program at the future time.
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Abstract
A program recording system is provided to allow a user of an interactive viewing system to record a preselected program. The interactive viewing system includes at least one program guide that allows user selection of a program for recording. In response to the user selection, the system sets a record tag that is associated with the selected program and identifies the selected program for recording. The record tag is monitored and, at the appropriate time, prompts the system to control the recording of the selected program.
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10 Claims
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1. In an interactive viewing system having a head end in two-way communication with a plurality of viewer stations having a video display operatively coupled to a controller, the head end providing to the viewer stations programming comprising a plurality of programs provided on a plurality of channels, the system including at least one interactive program guide for listing one or more of the plurality of programs, a method of recording a selected program available at a future time, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying the program guide on the video display; selecting the selected program from the program guide; setting a record tag associated with the selected program, said record tag indicating that the selected program is to be recorded; storing the record tag at the head end; monitoring the record tag to determine the future time; and recording the selected program at the future time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In an interactive viewing system having a head end in two-way communication with a plurality of viewer stations having a video display operably coupled to a controller, the head end providing to the viewer stations programming comprising a plurality of programs provided on a plurality of channels, the head end storing program schedule information which identifies for the plurality of programs a time at which the program is available and a channel on which the program is available, the system including at least one interactive program guide for listing one or more of the plurality of programs on the video display, a system for recording a selected program available at a future time, the system comprising:
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an input device for inputting user commands to the controller, the user commands including commands to cause the display of the program guide on the video display of the user'"'"'s viewer station, the user commands further including commands to allow the user to navigate through the program guide to display program information for the plurality of programs to locate and identify the selected program, wherein identification of the selected program in the program guide causes the controller to set a record tag indicating that the selected program is to be recorded at the future time; a communication system associated with the controller for communicating the record tag to the head end for monitoring to determine the future time; and a recorder for recording the selected program, the recorder being associated with the head end and controlled by the head end to record the selected program and store the recording of the selected program at the head end. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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