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Patent US7877768 - Smart broadcast program recording padding and scheduling system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA smart broadcast program recording padding and scheduling system provides a system for adjusting the start and end times of a broadcast program's recording schedule that has a predetermined start and end broadcast time and resolving any conflicts arising from conflicting scheduled program recordings....http://www.google.com/patents/US7877768?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7877768 - Smart broadcast program recording padding and scheduling systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7877768 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/425,308Publication dateJan 25, 2011Filing dateApr 28, 2003Priority dateApr 26, 2002Also published asUS20040013409Publication number10425308, 425308, US 7877768 B2, US 7877768B2, US-B2-7877768, US7877768 B2, US7877768B2InventorsBrian Beach, Alan Waterman, David E. Pope, Martin HibdonOriginal AssigneeTivo Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (22), Non-Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (6), Classifications (19), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSmart broadcast program recording padding and scheduling systemUS 7877768 B2Abstract A smart broadcast program recording padding and scheduling system provides a system for adjusting the start and end times of a broadcast program's recording schedule that has a predetermined start and end broadcast time and resolving any conflicts arising from conflicting scheduled program recordings. An on screen program guide is displayed to the viewer via a monitor or television that lists the predetermined scheduled broadcast times and channels of a plurality of broadcast programs. The viewer selects a particular broadcast program to record and the invention schedules the broadcast program to be recorded by inserting the program's information such as program identifier, start and end times, and storage duration into a recording schedule database. The viewer adjusts the scheduled start and/or end recording times for a specific program or series of programs by specifying the time increment (padding) to add or subtract from the start and/or end recording times and the invention adjusts the recording schedule for the program(s) using the padding values. Conflicts that arise from adjusted recording schedules are resolved using a priority scheme. Conflicting padding values and start and end recording times are adjusted using threshold values or by elimination. Broadcast programs are recorded onto a persistent storage device when the recording schedule indicates that it is time to do so.
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