Method and apparatus for automatic recording according to user preferences
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1. A method for searching a program for automatic recording, said method comprising steps of:
- enabling input of a first entry and an associated first priority from a user, wherein said first entry is one of following categories;
keyword, channel, and genre;
automatically entering by a television receiver, a second entry in said one category according to a recording habit of said user;
automatically assigning by said television receiver, a second priority to said second entry;
searching program information of programs in an electronic program guide having a match on one of said first and second entries;
selecting a matched program for said automatic recording; and
for said automatic recording, enabling said user to specify whether a lower priority recording should be allowed to completed if a higher priority recording occurs during said automatic recording of said lower priority recording.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus searches a program for automatic recording according to user preferences, which include entries entered by a user and entries automatically added by the apparatus according to a recording habit of the user. A user can assign a priority to a user entered entry and the apparatus can assign a priority to an automatically entered entry, but the priority of an automatically entered entry can be modified by the user. The apparatus searches program information of programs in an electronic program guide having a match to any of the entries and selects a matched program for automatic recording.
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1. A method for searching a program for automatic recording, said method comprising steps of:
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enabling input of a first entry and an associated first priority from a user, wherein said first entry is one of following categories;
keyword, channel, and genre;automatically entering by a television receiver, a second entry in said one category according to a recording habit of said user; automatically assigning by said television receiver, a second priority to said second entry; searching program information of programs in an electronic program guide having a match on one of said first and second entries; selecting a matched program for said automatic recording; and for said automatic recording, enabling said user to specify whether a lower priority recording should be allowed to completed if a higher priority recording occurs during said automatic recording of said lower priority recording. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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an input receiving a first entry and associated first priority from a user, wherein said first entry is one of following categories;
keyword, channel, and genre;a processor entering a second entry in said one category according to a recording habit of said user, automatically assigning a second priority to said second entry; and
receiving said first entry and said first priority from said input;a memory storing an electronic program guide, and said first and second entries and priorities, wherein said processor searches program information of programs in said electronic program guide having a match on one of said first and second entries and selects a matched program for automatic recording, and said processor enables said user to specify whether a lower priority recording that has completed more than a user specified percentage should be allowed to be completed if a higher priority recording occurs during said automatic recording of said lower priority recording. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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