Patent ID: 7496275
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising the steps of: receiving a user input selecting a first program for recording; determining whether associated auxiliary programming information is available for the selected first program; if the associated auxiliary programming information is not available for the selected first program, automatically populating a recording timer with all known recording parameters; and automatically populating at least one unknown recording parameter in the recording timer according to an algorithm, wherein the at least one unknown recording parameter comprises a stop time and the stop time is determined according to at least one of: a first rule that if a current time is 0 to 14 minutes past an hour, then the stop time is set to 30 minutes past the hour; a second rule that if the current time is 15 to 59 minutes past the hour, then the stop time is set to a start of a next hour; a third rule that if the current time is 15 to 59 minutes past 11:00 AM, then the stop time is set to 12:00 PM; and a fourth rule that if the current time is 15 to 59 minutes past 11:00 PM, then the stop time is set to 12:00 AM.