Patent ID: 6886179
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: H04B,H04N

Abstract:
1. In a home entertainment system that includes a central device, a display device and a recording system, a method for operating the recording system to record programming, the method comprising: connecting a central device directly to a display device and to a recording system, such that any signal that reaches the recording system must be transmitted from the central device to the recording system; receiving and storing an electronic programming guide at the central device; receiving recording instructions at the central device to record programming at the recording system; in response to the recording instructions, transmitting the programming which is received at the central device to the recording system and at a time indicated by the recording instructions, wherein the programming is recorded on a recording medium by the recording system; in response to the recording instructions, and prior to sending the programming to the recording system to be recorded, sending a first set of programming information from the stored electronic programming guide to the recording system, wherein the recording system records the first set of programming information to the recording medium; and the central device transmitting a second set of programming information comprising indexing information that is included in the stored electronic programming guide to the recording system, wherein the recording system records the indexing information to the recording medium.