Patent ID: 9253537
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method to be performed by a DVR controller in network communication with a digital video recorder, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an instruction from a user directing the digital video recorder to perform a function among a set of available functions, the set of available functions comprising a record function operative to cause the digital video recorder to record content and store that content on the digital video recorder, and a playback function operative to cause the digital video recorder to play back content stored on the digital video recorder; determining whether the function is to be performed substantially immediately by the digital video recorder or at a future scheduled time; and issuing, at substantially the future scheduled time, a command to the digital video recorder to perform the function for a function determined to be performed at the future scheduled time; wherein the digital video recorder is disposed in a premises of the user and is operative to play back content on a presentation device controlled by the user in response to a command from the DVR controller, and the DVR controller is remotely disposed from the digital video recorder in a facility of a content provider.