Systems and methods for using metadata to play media assets stored on a digital video recorder

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the following to be performed:

• receiving, by one or more processors of a digital video recorder (DVR), metadata;
• and
• storing, by one or more processors of the DVR, the metadata;
• after the receiving and the storing of the metadata, receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of a selection of a recorded program stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) for playing from a beginning of the recorded program;
• in direct response to the receiving of the indication of the selection of the recorded program for playing, determining, by one or more processors, whether to automatically play a media asset before playing the recorded program from the beginning of the recorded program based on the metadata, also stored on the DVR, associated with one or more of:
• the DVR, the media asset, the recorded program and one or more services of the DVR associated with playing the recorded program, wherein the receiving of the indication of the selection of the recorded program for playing triggers the determination whether to automatically play a media asset without any selection input after receiving of the indication;
• and
• beginning to play, by one or more processors, the recorded program from the beginning of the recorded program.

A media asset presentation system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory has computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operation, the operations including:
• receiving, by one or more processors of a digital video recorder (DVR), metadata;
• and
• storing, by one or more processors of the DVR, the metadata;
• after the receiving and the storing of the metadata, receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of a selection of a recorded program stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) for playing from a beginning of the recorded program;
• in direct response to the receiving of the indication of the selection of the recorded program for playing, determining, by one or more processors, whether to automatically play a media asset before playing the recorded program from the beginning of the recorded program based on the metadata, also stored on the DVR, associated with one or more of:
• the DVR, the media asset, the recorded program and one or more services of the DVR associated with playing the recorded program, wherein the receiving of the indication of the selection of the recorded program for playing triggers the determination whether to automatically play a media asset without any selection input after receiving of the indication;
• and
• beginning to play, by one or more processors, the recorded program from the beginning of the recorded program.