Patent ID: 8799978

Claim:
A method, comprising: determining whether a recording at a set top box is in progress; when the recording is in progress: recording a program provided by a video stream transmitted to the set top box; and in response to determining that the recording is complete, automatically sending a request from the set top box to a content source distinct from the set top box to stop sending the video stream to the set top box; when the recording is not in progress: transmitting a warning for display at a display device that the video stream will be turned off after a timeout period; and in response to the timeout period elapsing, automatically sending the request to the content source distinct from the set top box to stop sending the video stream to the set top box; and in response to determining that a second recording is scheduled at the set top box: sending a second request to the content source to provide a second video stream; and after the second recording is completed, sending a third request to the content source to stop sending the second video stream to the set top box.