Patent ID: 8347334

Claim:
A method of recording television content, the method comprising: receiving one or more television program search criteria from a set-top box device at a recurrent searching system; storing the one or more television program search criteria at the recurrent searching system; performing at the recurrent searching system a first search of first electronic program guide (EPG) data accessible to the recurrent searching system based on the one or more television program search criteria; performing at least one additional search of the first EPG data accessible to the recurrent searching system based on the one or more television program search criteria after the first search, wherein the at least one additional search is performed when a match is found and when a match is not found in response to a lapse of a pre-determined time period and is not performed in response to an update to the first EPG data, and wherein the first EPG data is updated based on scheduling of television programs; and instructing the set-top box device to perform a second search of second EPG data stored at the set-top box.