Patent ID: 7853120
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring a broadcast signal to a storage device comprising: receiving multiple broadcast signals from corresponding multiple channels substantially simultaneously; receiving instructions to transfer two or more timeslots on one or more channels to the storage device, wherein each of the timeslots corresponds to a program broadcast on a respective channel, and wherein first and second of the timeslots each includes at least a core portion, the first one of the timeslots including a user extended lead portion preceding the core portion of the first timeslot or a user extended trail portion following the core portion of the first timeslot, wherein each of the timeslot portions is processed as a separate entity; determining whether the instructions require at least portions of the first and second timeslots to be transferred to the storage device at the same time and thereby cause a conflict between the first and the second timeslots; determining one or more solutions to the conflict; providing a user an opportunity to choose one of the solutions to the conflict; and resolving the conflict automatically when the user does not choose one of the solutions by assigning priorities to each of the timeslots, wherein the priorities indicate an order in which the timeslots are transferred to the storage device when a conflict is detected, wherein priorities are assigned automatically by: