Patent ID: 8776122

Claim:
A method, comprising: requesting aggregated index information relating to media content stored on at least two digital video recorder (DVR) devices; receiving the aggregated index information in response to the request, wherein the aggregated index information includes a number of content entries, each entry including location information identifying a DVR device on which the associated media content is stored, content title information, content date information, and viewing status information; and displaying a listing of the media content based on the aggregated index information, wherein displaying the listing further comprises: providing a user interface for presenting information associated with the media content stored on the at least two DVR devices, wherein the user interface provides an indication to the user of the viewing status information associated with the media content, wherein the viewing status information associated with the media content includes a partially watched indicator that indicates that the associated content item has been partially watched, when the associated content item has been partially, but not completely watched, and wherein the viewing status information in the aggregate index information includes information relating to a relative numerical position within the associated content item at which the viewing was suspended.