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Transfer of television programs from channel-specific files to program-specific files

  • US 9,043,843 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2013
  • Issued: 05/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A television receiver, comprising:

  • a tuner;

    one or more processors; and

    a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

    tune the tuner to a television channel;

    create and store an omnibus channel file comprising a plurality of television programs broadcast consecutively on the television channel over a period of time;

    after a predefined period of time, select the omnibus channel file for deletion;

    determine a television program of the plurality of television programs that is to receive extended storage;

    store a segmented bookmark file that identifies a plurality of segments within the omnibus channel file identified by a television service provider as corresponding to the television program;

    determine the segmented bookmark file is stored for the television program to receive extended storage;

    store a portion of the omnibus channel file as a separate individual program file such that information from the segmented bookmark file is used to define the start and end of the portion stored to the separate individual program file from the omnibus channel file, wherein the portion of the omnibus channel file corresponds to the television program of the plurality of television programs; and

    after storing the portion of the omnibus channel file as the separate individual program file, delete the omnibus channel file.

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