Patent ID: 8195025
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, via a communication device with a graphical user interface including a display and a selection device, of providing and selecting from a graphical image on the display, the method comprising: retrieving by the communication device capacity data from a digital video recorder; translating the capacity data for display within the graphical image via the communication device; and displaying by the communication device the capacity data within the graphical image on the display; wherein the capacity data displays a pie chart displaying a first percentage of digital video recorder memory utilized for standard definition programs and a second percentage of the digital video recorder memory utilized for high definition programs; and wherein, for recording to the digital video recorder, the communication device is configured to display a first search option for only high definition programming, a second search option for only standard definition programming, and a third search option for both the high definition programming and the standard definition programming.