Systems and methods for providing a scan
First Claim
1. A method for providing a video scan, comprising:
- identifying programs from available programs for a video scan;
automatically sequentially displaying the video of the identified programs in the order defined by a scan sequence in a scan mode using a first video tuner; and
while automatically sequentially displaying the video of the identified programs in the order defined by the scan sequence;
receiving a request to record the program that is currently being displayed in the scan sequence;
determining whether a second video tuner is available for recording the program that is currently being displayed in the scan sequence; and
in response to receiving the request to record and determining that the second video tuner is available for recording the program, tuning the second tuner to the program and recording the requested program using the second video tuner while simultaneously automatically sequentially displaying the video of the identified programs in the order defined by the scan sequence using the first video tuner.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a video scan are provided. The scan may be dynamically interactive and a function of characteristics of the programs in the scan (e.g., commercial breaks or the end of a program approaching) The scan may simultaneously display multiple scan windows for a plurality of programs, for example in a scan wizard. The scan wizard allows the user to simultaneously view a scan window and an information panel, select criteria for the scan from a criteria panel, and control the scan using a scan control panel. The scan may allow the user to record a program displayed in the scan without interrupting the scan (e.g., by using an additional tuner). The scan may display, within the scan interface, trick-play functions for appropriate scanned programs (e.g., recorded, cached and on-demand programs). The user may select and perform trick-play functions for a scanned program without exiting the scan mode.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for providing a video scan, comprising:
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identifying programs from available programs for a video scan; automatically sequentially displaying the video of the identified programs in the order defined by a scan sequence in a scan mode using a first video tuner; and while automatically sequentially displaying the video of the identified programs in the order defined by the scan sequence; receiving a request to record the program that is currently being displayed in the scan sequence; determining whether a second video tuner is available for recording the program that is currently being displayed in the scan sequence; and in response to receiving the request to record and determining that the second video tuner is available for recording the program, tuning the second tuner to the program and recording the requested program using the second video tuner while simultaneously automatically sequentially displaying the video of the identified programs in the order defined by the scan sequence using the first video tuner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing a video scan, comprising a display device, a recording device, and control circuitry, the control circuitry configured to:
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identify programs from available programs for a video scan; direct the display device to automatically sequentially display the video of the identified programs in the order defined by a scan sequence in a scan mode using a first video tuner; and while automatically sequentially displaying the video of the identified programs in the order defined by the scan sequence using a first tuner; receive a request to record the program that is currently being displayed in the scan sequence; determine whether a second video tuner is available for recording the program that is currently being displayed in the scan sequence; and in response to receiving the request to record and determining that the second video tuner is available for recording the program, tune the second tuner to the program and direct the recording device to record the requested program using the second tuner while simultaneously sequentially displaying the video of the identified programs in the order defined by the scan sequence using the first tuner. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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