System and method for recording television content at a set top box
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1. A method of recording content at a set top box, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to record multiple episodes of a television program;
determining whether a particular episode of the multiple episodes was previously stored in and deleted from a memory of the set top box;
determining whether the particular episode was previously viewed;
automatically failing to record the particular episode without user input when the particular episode was previously stored in the memory and after being stored in the memory the particular episode was deleted from the memory after being viewed; and
automatically recording the particular episode without user input when the particular episode was previously stored in the memory and after being stored in the memory the particular episode was deleted from the memory without being viewed.
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Abstract
A method of recording content at a set top box is provided and includes receiving a request to record multiple episodes of a television program. When a copy of a particular episode that has been previously stored in the memory of the set top box is received, a set top box selectively fails to record that particular episode of the television program. Further, the method includes monitoring metadata within an electronic program guide received at the set top box. Using the metadata, a set top box can determine when the particular episode of the television program is to be received and recorded at the set top box.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of recording content at a set top box, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to record multiple episodes of a television program; determining whether a particular episode of the multiple episodes was previously stored in and deleted from a memory of the set top box; determining whether the particular episode was previously viewed; automatically failing to record the particular episode without user input when the particular episode was previously stored in the memory and after being stored in the memory the particular episode was deleted from the memory after being viewed; and automatically recording the particular episode without user input when the particular episode was previously stored in the memory and after being stored in the memory the particular episode was deleted from the memory without being viewed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A set top box, comprising:
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a processor; a memory device accessible by the processor; and a computer program embedded within the memory device, the computer program comprising; instructions to detect a request to record multiple episodes of a television program; instructions to detect a received episode that is a duplicate of an episode that has been previously stored in and deleted from the memory device; instructions to detect whether the received episode previously stored and deleted has been previously viewed; instructions to automatically fail to record the received episode without user input when the received episode was stored in the memory and after being stored in the memory the received episode was deleted from the memory after being viewed; and instructions to automatically record the received episode without user input when the received episode was stored in the memory and after being stored in the memory the received episode was deleted from the memory without being viewed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A home entertainment system, comprising:
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at least one television; a set top box coupled to the at least one television, the set top box comprising; a processor; a memory device accessible by the processor; and a computer program embedded within the memory device, the computer program comprising; instructions to detect a request to record all episodes of a television program; instructions to automatically fail to record one or more duplicate episodes of the television program without user input, when the one or more duplicate episodes were previously stored in the memory device and after being stored in the memory device were deleted from the memory device after being viewed; and instructions to automatically record the one or more duplicate episodes without user input when the one or more duplicate episodes were previously stored in the memory device and after being stored in the memory device were deleted from the memory device without being viewed. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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