Method and apparatus for facilitating program data acquisition
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorsYuko Nishikawa, Aaron Dew, Michael Bergeron
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for facilitating program data acquisition. In one embodiment, a set-top box is set to enter an auto-off state based on a user-defined auto-off time. Once the set-top box has entered the auto-off state, a channel from which program guide data may be obtained may be automatically tune to. The auto-off state may be automatically exited in order to either respond to a user interaction or to avoid missing previously-programmed recordings. Upon exiting the auto-off state, the set-top box may be tuned back to the channel that it was tuned to prior to entering the auto-off state.
Claims24
A method for receiving program guide data during a stand-by mode of a digital video recorder, the method comprising:
- entering the stand-by mode at a user-defined time;
- tuning from a first channel to a program data channel;
- receiving program guide data from said program data channel;
- detecting a user interaction;
- and
- tuning back to said first channel in response to said user interaction.
A digital video recorder comprising:
- a hard drive;
- a memory containing one or more instruction sequences;
- and
- a processor coupled to said memory and to said hard drive, said processor to execute the one or more instructions to cause said digital video recorder to,
- enter a stand-by mode at a user-defined time;
- tune from a first channel to a program data channel;
- receive program guide data from said program data channel;
- detect a user interaction;
- and
- tune back to said first channel in response to said user interaction.
A computer program product comprising:
- a computer usable medium having computer program code embodied therein to receive program guide data, the computer program product having:
- computer readable program code to enter a stand-by mode at a user-defined time;
- tune from a first channel to a program data channel;
- receive program guide data from said program data channel;
- detect a user interaction;
- and
- tune back to said first channel in response to said user interaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.