Recording media on gaming consoles

• US 8,083,593 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2007
• Issued: 12/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: White, Jason, Roshak, Todd, Turkstra, Chris, Seetharaman, Logananth, Milligan, Timothy, Law, Stacey, Discolo, Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Laneau, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US11/620,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20080167133A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,817 Days
• Field of Search: 463 40- 43, 725/132
• US Class Current: 463/43
• 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 21/4424 Monitoring of the internal components or processes of the client device, e.g. CPU or memory load, processing speed, timer, counter or percentage of the hard disk space used error monitoring in general G06F11/30; arrangements for monitoring conditions of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/32; diagnosis, testing or measuring for television receivers H04N17/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction

Abstract

An integrated gaming and media experience is disclosed, including recording of content on a gaming console. A digital video recorder (DVR) application running alongside a television client component allows users to record media content on the gaming console. The DVR application also integrates itself with the console menu. Once integrated, users can record media content while playing games. Alternatively, users can record content when the gaming console is turned off. The recorded content can include television programming, gaming experience (whether local or online), music, DVDs, and so on. When in the recording state, users can also switch between various other media modes, whether gaming, television, and so on.

Claims

1. A system for recording media on a gaming console, comprising:

a first subsystem that receives and process a media title data;

a second subsystem that records said media title data;

a first memory on said second subsystem reserved for recording said media title data; and

a second memory reserved for a gaming title data to maintain uninterrupted use of a game application while recording said media title data on said gaming console, wherein a processing time reserved for said uninterrupted use of said game application is about one order of magnitude greater than a processing time reserved for said recording of said media title data.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said recording is performed using at least one of (a) an NTSC format or (b) a PAL format.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said media title data is at least one of (a) a dashboard, (b) a DVD movie, (c) a television client, or (d) video on demand (VOD).

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said system presents a menu to a user for recording said media title data, wherein said menu is integrated with other media functionalities.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said second subsystem records said media title data from a television title in the background while in the foreground said gaming title data is executing.

6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a third subsystem configured to allow users to adjust memory resources for at least one of said media title data or said gaming title data.

7. A computer implemented method for recording media on a gaming console, comprising:

receiving media title data on said gaming console;

reserving a first memory on said gaming console for said media title data and a second memory on said gaming console for a gaming title data;

recording said media title data to said first memory on said gaming console; and

storing said gaming title data on said second memory to maintain uninterrupted use of a game application while recording said media title data on said gaming console, wherein a processing time reserved for said uninterrupted use of said game application is about one order of magnitude greater than a processing time reserved for said recording of said media title data.

8. The computer implemented method according to claim 7, wherein said recording is performed using at least one of (a) an NTSC format or (b) a PAL format.

9. The computer implemented method according to claim 7, wherein said media title data is at least one of (a) a dashboard, (b) a DVD movie, (c) a television client, or (d) video on demand (VOD).

10. The computer implemented method according to claim 7, further comprising presenting a menu to a user for recording said media title data, wherein said menu is integrated with other media functionalities.

11. The computer implemented method according to claim 7, further comprising recording said media title data from a television title in the background while in the foreground said gaming title data is executing.

12. The computer implemented method according to claim 7, further comprising allowing users to adjust memory resources for at least one of said media title data or said gaming title data.

13. A tangible computer readable storage medium bearing computer executable instructions for recording media on a gaming console, comprising:

a first instruction for receiving and processing media title data;

a second instruction for reserving a first memory on said gaming console for said media title data and a second memory on said gaming console for gaming title data;

a third instruction for recording said media title data to said first memory on said gaming console; and

a fourth instruction for storing said gaming title data on said second memory to maintain uninterrupted use of a game application while recording said media title data on said gaming console, and wherein a processing time reserved for said uninterrupted use of said game application is about one order of magnitude greater than a processing time reserved for said recording of said media title data.

14. The tangible computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein said title data is at least one of (a) a dashboard, (b) a DVD movie, (c) a television client, or (d) video on demand (VOD).

15. The tangible computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising presenting a menu to a user for recording said media title data, wherein said menu is integrated with other media functionalities.

16. The tangible computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising recording said media title data from a television title in the background while in the foreground said gaming title data is executing.

17. The tangible computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising allowing users to adjust memory resources for at least one of said media title data or said gaming title data.