Patent ID: 7885517

Claim:
A set-top box comprising: a video recorder; a processor coupled to memory; and one or modules executable by the processor to: record a future television program by: outputting a banner advertisement for a future television program that is presented within an Internet web page accessed via the receiving system from a server coupled to the Internet; displaying a prompt to record the advertised television program on the Internet webpage in conjunction with the banner advertisement to indicate that the advertised television program is recordable; and programming a record operation when a user selects the prompt to record the advertised television program; and pause a television program during an interactive session by: enabling the interactive session associated with an advertisement presented during the television program; determining when the interactive session is still in progress when presentation of the advertisement concludes; and responsive to determining that the interactive session is still in progress, pausing the television program by recording a portion of the television program via the video recorder.