Patent ID: 7146094

Claim:
A video system for presenting content from a content provider to a user, comprising: a tuner configured to select a program from a plurality of programs, wherein the tuner transmits a first analog signal representing the selected program via a first connection and transmits a second analog signal representing the selected program via a second connection; an analog output port coupled to the tuner via the first connection to receive the first analog signal representing the selected program from the tuner, wherein the analog output port is configured to be connectable to an external storage device to transmit the first analog signal representing the selected program to the external storage device; an analog signal processing circuit coupled to the tuner via the second connection to receive the second analog signal representing the selected program from the tuner and to generate a digital representation of the second analog signal; a first interface module configured to be connectable to the external storage device to receive recorded programs from the external storage device; and an overlay module coupled to the analog signal processing circuit and to the first interface module, the overlay module configured to selectively overlay information to a program received from one of the analog signal processing circuit and the first interface module.