Patent ID: 11869242
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A system comprising:
a communication port;
a memory storing instructions; and
control circuitry configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to:
receive, via the communication port, a request to record a portion of content of a future sports game, wherein the request comprises game clock time criteria, and wherein the game clock time criteria indicate less than an entirety of the sports game;
during transmission of the content and between a start of the sports game and an end of the sports game, analyze a first frame of the content that comprises a game progress graphic to determine from the game progress graphic a first time value representing a first progress point of the sports game;
determine that the first time value matches the game clock time criteria of the request;
in response to the determining that the first time value matches the game clock time criteria of the request, begin to record the portion of the content;
analyze a second frame of the content that comprises the game progress graphic to determine from the game progress graphic a second time value representing a second progress point of the sports game;
determine that the second time value does not match the game clock time criteria of the request;
in response to the determining that the second time value does not match the game clock time criteria of the request, stop the recording of the portion of the content; and

cause the recorded portion of the content to be stored in a storage.