Patent ID: 9197841
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: identifying a scheduled video program recording conflict between video programs, wherein the video programs are scheduled to be recorded at a same time; determining whether there is at least one alternative recording opportunity for one of the video programs; determining, by a processor, a conflict status of at least one video program slot based on whether there is at least one alternative recording opportunity for the one of the video programs and the identified scheduled video program recording conflict at the at least one video program slot, wherein the conflict status provides information applicable to determining a resolution of digital video recorder (DVR) scheduling for the video programs by selecting the at least one video program slot; determining at least one conflict status identifier based on at least one of a color coded identification or iconography based on the conflict status of the at least one video program slot; providing the at least one conflict status identifier to the at least one video program slot based on the conflict status of the at least one video program slot; providing, by the processor, an option to manually resolve the scheduled video program recording conflict based on the at least one conflict status identifier; and resolving the scheduled video program recording conflict based on manual input.