Commerical free status for media content recording systems and methods
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1. A method comprising:
- recording at least a subset of a media content program, the media content program including at least one commercial segment;
while recording the media content program, automatically determining that a sufficient sub-portion of the media content program has been recorded to enable initiation of commercial free playback of the media content program;
in response to the determining that the sufficient sub-portion of the media content program has been recorded, providing a commercial free status indicator for presentation to a user to indicate that the commercial free playback is available to the user.
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Abstract
An exemplary system includes a content processing subsystem configured to record at least a subset of a media content program, the media content program including at least one commercial segment. The content processing subsystem is further configured to provide a commercial free status indicator to an output device for presentation to a user when a sufficient sub-portion of the media content program has been recorded to enable commercial free playback of the media content program.
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1. A method comprising:
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recording at least a subset of a media content program, the media content program including at least one commercial segment; while recording the media content program, automatically determining that a sufficient sub-portion of the media content program has been recorded to enable initiation of commercial free playback of the media content program; in response to the determining that the sufficient sub-portion of the media content program has been recorded, providing a commercial free status indicator for presentation to a user to indicate that the commercial free playback is available to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a content processing subsystem configured to record at least a subset of a media content program, the media content program including at least one commercial segment, automatically determine, while recording the media content program, that a sufficient sub-portion of the media content program has been recorded to enable initiation of commercial free playback of the media content program, and provide, in response to the determining that the sufficient sub-portion of the media content program has been recorded, a commercial free status indicator to an output device for presentation to a user to indicate that the commercial free playback is available to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive a media content program from a content delivery subsystem, the media content program including at least one commercial segment; and at least one processor configured to record at least a subset of a media content program, automatically determine, while recording the media content program, that a sufficient sub-portion of the media content program has been recorded to enable initiation of commercial free playback of the media content program, and provide, in response to the determination that the sufficient sub-portion of the media content program has been recorded, a commercial free status indicator for presentation to a user to indicate that the commercial free playback is available to the user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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