Patent ID: 7848613

Claim:
A method for managing time-shift buffering in a digital media recording device, comprising: receiving media content through at least a first tuner of the digital media recording device, the media content comprising at least a first instance of media content received consecutive to a second instance of media content; directing the first instance of media content into a first time-shift buffer, the first instance of the media content received through the first tuner of the digital media recording device; after directing the first instance of the media content into the first time-shift buffer, directing the second instance of media content into one of the first time-shift buffer and a second time-shift buffer while continuing to direct media content received through the first tuner of the digital media recording device into the first time-shift buffer for at least a predetermined duration of time wherein directing the second instance of media content into one of the first time-shift buffer and the second time-shift buffer while continuing to direct media content received through the first tuner of the digital media recording device into the first time-shift buffer for the predetermined time comprises directing the second instance of media content into the second time-shift buffer through a second tuner; attaching a service context to the first time-shift buffer; detaching the service context from the first time-shift buffer; and attaching the service context to the second time-shift buffer.