Patent ID: 7778520
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of recording selected television programming on a device comprising a data storage device, wherein the selected television programming comprises a first portion followed by a second portion, the method comprising the steps: buffering, as a temporary recording on the data storage device, television programming comprising the first portion of the selected television programming as it is received; delivering the first portion to a connected TV substantially when it is received; receiving a user direction to create a persistent recording of the selected television programming while buffering the selected television programming; identifying in the temporary recording, in response to the user direction, the first portion of the selected television programming using identifying information not provided by the user; deleting, in response to identifying the first portion of the selected television programming, television programming from the front end of the temporary recording other than the first portion while buffering the selected television programming; converting, in response to deleting television programming from the front end of the temporary recording, the temporary recording into a persistent recording on the data storage device; and recording, as it is received, the second portion of the selected television programming as part of the persistent recording.