Patent ID: 8498568

Claim:
A method of time-shifting broadcast content comprising the steps of: storing one or more segments of broadcast content in memory; analyzing live broadcast reception quality to identify when live broadcast reception quality does not meet minimum quality levels; and replaying said one or more stored segments of broadcast content until live broadcast reception quality meets minimum standards; wherein the storing step further comprises buffering said one or more segments of broadcast content in a memory buffer; monitoring the quality metrics of said one or more stored segments of broadcast content in the memory buffer, the quality metrics comprising at least one of the number of mutes in said one or more segments of broadcast content, the number of no signal indications generated during the storing of said one or more segments of broadcast content, the length of time for each mute, the length of time for each no signal indication, and a combination of two or more of the metrics; writing said one or more stored segments of broadcast content in the memory buffer to another memory when the quality metrics meet selected signal quality criteria; and rewriting said one or more stored segments of broadcast content in the memory buffer with other segments of broadcast content when the quality metrics fail to meet the selected signal quality criteria.