Patent ID: 8428436

Claim:
A computer implemented method for extending recording of a broadcast, the method comprising: recording a program associated with a broadcast signal until a scheduled ending time; monitoring for an end of program indicator within the broadcast signal; responsive to a determination that the end of program indicator within the broadcast signal has not been detected by the scheduled ending time, extending the recording of the program associated with the broadcast signal based upon a user selected setting associated with a set of user configurable options for extended recordings, wherein the set of user configurable options includes a first option for always extending the recording until the end of program indicator within the broadcast signal has been detected, a second option for extending the recording of the program if a recorder is available, a third option for extending the recording of the program if the recorder is not available based on a priority level assigned to the program in comparison with a conflicting scheduled recording program, and a fourth option for disabling the auto extend recording feature; wherein the program and the conflicting scheduled recording program are each assigned a numerical priority level by a user; and wherein the third option of auto extending the recording if the recorder is not available based on the priority level assigned to the program in comparison with the conflicting scheduled recording program includes a fifth user selectable option for resolving a scenario when a first priority of the program and a second priority of the conflicting scheduled recording program are the same, wherein the fifth user selectable option enables a user to select whether the program or the conflicting scheduled recording program is recorded when the scenario occurs.