Management of Television Presentation Recordings
OwnerHarold Plourde, Mark Adamsinventors
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Abstract
A method for managing television presentation recordings includes determining if a television presentation corresponding to a television presentation listing is scheduled to be recorded, assigning a color to the television presentation listing responsive to determining that the television presentation is scheduled to be recorded, and presenting the television presentation listing to a user.
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A method that is implemented via a digital home communication terminal for managing television presentation recordings comprising:
- determining whether a listing for a scheduled recording of a television presentation to be recorded in the future meets a scheduled recording condition of a plurality of scheduled recording conditions;
- assigning a non-textual visual indicator of a plurality of non-textual visual indicators based on the determination;
- and
- presenting the television presentation listing as part of an interactive program guide (IPG) having one of the assigned non-textual visual indicators for the corresponding television presentation listing.
A system utilizing a digital home communication terminal for managing television presentation recordings comprising:
- a memory for storing logic;
- a processor configured with the logic to:
- determine whether a listing for a scheduled recording of a television presentation to be recorded in the future meets a scheduled recording condition of a plurality of scheduled recording conditions;
- assign a non-textual visual indicator of a plurality of non-textual visual indicators based on the determination;
- and
- present the television presentation listing as part of an interactive program guide (IPG) having one of the assigned non-textual visual indicators for the corresponding television presentation listing.
A computer-readable medium having a computer program comprising:
- logic configured to determine whether a listing for a scheduled recording of a television presentation to be recorded in the future meets a scheduled recording condition of a plurality of scheduled recording conditions;
- logic configured to assign a non-textual visual indicator of a plurality of non-textual visual indicators based on the determination;
- and
- logic configured to present the television presentation listing as part of an interactive program guide (IPG) having one of the assigned non-textual visual indicators for the corresponding television presentation listing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.