Patent ID: 7571454
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: coupling an operations center for communication with a plurality of client devices; maintaining recording schedule information at the operations center for a plurality of recording schedules corresponding to the plurality of client devices, each said recording schedule including one or more entries for recording identified media information for playback at the respective client device; compiling a master list of unique entries culled from the plurality of recording schedules; obtaining current program guide information pertaining to the entries in the master list of unique entries culled from the plurality of recording schedules for recording identified media information for playback at the respective client device; examining each of the entries in the master list of unique entries culled from the plurality of recording schedules in comparison with corresponding media presentations listed in the current program guide information; determining any differences between the current program guide information and the recording schedule information for the entries in the master list of unique entries culled from the plurality of recording schedules; updating at the operations center, based on the determining, a plurality of the recording schedules determined to include one or more entries requiring updating due to the differences between the entries in the master list and the current program guide information; and downloading to the respective client device each updated recording schedule for recording identified media information for playback at the respective client device.