Patent ID: 7966284

Claim:
A digital video recorder, comprising: a recording part that includes a computer device that records a video program from a live video source using a video tuner, and which allows watching the video program, allows pausing the video program during recording, and rewinding the video program during recording, said recording part storing data indicative of the video program on a memory device; and a detector, that detects an indication of activity, wherein said computer device operates based on a program running in said computer, to continually record during said indication of activity and to automatically stop at least part of the recording responsive to there being no indication of activity for a specified time period, wherein said computer device automatically terminates a first part of the video recording when a time since the last operation is greater than a first amount and does not automatically terminate a second part of the video recording when the time since the last operation is greater than said first amount but less than a second amount, and terminates said second part of the video recording, in addition to terminating said first part, when the time since the last operation is greater than said second amount, where the second part of the video recording stops more of the recording than said first part; and further comprising a profile stored on said computer device, wherein said profile is updated based on actual actions taken on the digital video recorder.