Apparatus, systems and methods for automatically presenting stored media content at its beginning
First Claim
1. A method for presenting a program of interest, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to record the program of interest at a media device, wherein the request to record the program of interest is received in advance of a scheduled presentation time of the program of interest;
receiving the program of interest at the media device in a media content stream;
recording an initial portion of the program of interest in a memory medium of the media device,wherein the recording of the initial portion of the program of interest occurs when the program of interest begins to be received at the media device;
presenting an electronic program guide (EPG) on a display, wherein the presented EPG indicates that the program of interest is currently being received at the media device, and wherein the EPG indicates that the program of interest has not yet concluded;
receiving a presentation request made via the EPG to present the program of interest,wherein the presentation request is received after an initial portion of the program of interest has been received, andwherein the presentation request is received before the conclusion of the program of interest;
accessing, in response to the presentation request, the recorded initial portion of the program of interest from the memory medium of the media device; and
presenting the accessed initial portion of the program of interest on the display.
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Abstract
Media device systems and methods are operable to automatically present a program at its beginning while a remaining portion of the program is being received at the media device. An exemplary embodiment receives a program in a media content stream; receives a presentation request to present the program, wherein the presentation request is received after an initial portion of the program has been received and wherein the presentation request is received before a conclusion of the program; accesses a stored initial portion of the program from a memory medium; and initiates presentation at a beginning of the program residing in the accessed initial portion of the program.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for presenting a program of interest, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to record the program of interest at a media device, wherein the request to record the program of interest is received in advance of a scheduled presentation time of the program of interest; receiving the program of interest at the media device in a media content stream; recording an initial portion of the program of interest in a memory medium of the media device, wherein the recording of the initial portion of the program of interest occurs when the program of interest begins to be received at the media device; presenting an electronic program guide (EPG) on a display, wherein the presented EPG indicates that the program of interest is currently being received at the media device, and wherein the EPG indicates that the program of interest has not yet concluded; receiving a presentation request made via the EPG to present the program of interest, wherein the presentation request is received after an initial portion of the program of interest has been received, and wherein the presentation request is received before the conclusion of the program of interest; accessing, in response to the presentation request, the recorded initial portion of the program of interest from the memory medium of the media device; and presenting the accessed initial portion of the program of interest on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A media device, comprising:
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a program content stream interface configured to receive a media content stream, wherein the media content stream, when currently received at the program content stream interface, includes a program of interest; electronic program guide (EPG) information that is used to generate an EPG that is presented on a display to a user, wherein the EPG indicates that a plurality of programs are currently scheduled for presentation, and wherein the program of interest is listed in the EPG as one of the plurality of programs that are currently scheduled for presentation; a memory medium communicatively coupled to the program content stream interface and configured to store the program of interest as the program of interest is received at the program content stream interface; and a processor system communicatively coupled to the memory medium, wherein the processor system is configured to; receive a user recording request to store the program of interest in the memory medium when the program of interest is received at the program content stream interface, wherein the user recording request is received in advance of a scheduled presentation time of the program of interest; store an initial portion of the program of interest in the memory medium when the program of interest begins to be received at the program content stream interface; receive a user presentation request to present the program of interest, wherein the user presentation request is based on the user navigating about a currently presented EPG generated from the EPG information, and wherein the user presentation request is made by the user selecting the program of interest via the currently presented EPG; automatically access the initial portion of the program of interest from the memory medium in response to the received user presentation request; and present the accessed initial portion of the program of interest, wherein the user presentation request is received after an initial portion of the program of interest has been received, and wherein the presentation request is received before a remaining portion of the program of interest is received at the program content stream interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for presenting a program of interest, the method comprising:
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presenting an electronic program guide (EPG) on a display, wherein the presented EPG indicates that the program of interest is currently being received at a media device in at least one media content stream, wherein at least one media content provider provides a plurality of programs that are received in the at least one of a plurality of media content streams, and wherein the EPG indicates that the program of interest has not yet concluded and is currently being received in the at least one media content stream; receiving a presentation request made via the EPG to present the program of interest, wherein the presentation request is received before the conclusion of the program of interest; accessing, in response to the presentation request, an initial portion of the program of interest; and presenting the accessed initial portion of the program of interest on the display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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