Show number of seconds before program restart

A method comprising:

• sending a request to a broadcast service provider for auxiliary data associated with a preferred program content, the request identifying the preferred program content;
• receiving a program stream including at least two segments of the preferred program content and at least one interstitial, the interstitial being void of the preferred program content;
• recording the program stream;
• receiving the auxiliary data in response to the request;
• calculating a duration of the interstitial based on the auxiliary data;
• generating an object renderable as a timer on a display device, the object indicating the duration of the interstitial;
• receiving a command from a user to play the recorded program stream;
• sending the object to the display device;
• and
• causing the display device to show the timer displaying a timing count of the duration remaining.

A device comprising:

• a storage module;
• a front end module configured to
• receive a transmission stream from a broadcast service provider, the transmission stream including a program content, and
• receive an auxiliary data associated with the program content;
• a recording module coupled to the storage module, the recording module configured to store a program stream in the storage module, the program stream including at least two segments of the program content and an interstitial, the interstitial being a segment void of the program content;
• and
• a processing module coupled to the recording module, the processing module configured to
• calculate a duration of the interstitial at least based on the auxiliary data;
• generate an object renderable as a timer on a display device, the object indicating the duration of the interstitial;
• and
• a presentation module configured to
• output the stored program stream and the object to the display device, and
• cause the display device to show the timer displaying a timing count of the duration of the interstitial.