Automatic selection, recording and meaningful labeling of clipped tracks from broadcast media without an advance schedule

A processor programmed to implement a method for automatically selecting, recording and labeling media tracks from a broadcast media stream, the method comprising:

• a) providing user track preferences;
• b) receiving content information relating to said broadcast media stream;
• c) intermediate recording a segment of said broadcast media stream;
• d) automatically selecting zero or more tracks within said segment in accordance with said content information and said track preferences;
• e) automatically clipping each of said selected tracks in said segment by determining track start and end times;
• f) automatically final recording each of said clipped first tracks to a recording medium;
• and
• g) automatically labeling each of said final recorded tracks with a meaningful label derived from said content information;
• wherein said content information does not provide a schedule of tracks to be played in the future.

A set of computer instructions recorded on a computer-readable medium for implementing a method for automatically selecting, recording and labeling media tracks from a broadcast media stream, the method comprising:

• a) providing user track preferences;
• b) receiving content information relating to said broadcast media stream;
• c) intermediate recording a segment of said broadcast media stream;
• d) automatically selecting zero or more first tracks within said segment in accordance with said content information and said track preferences;
• e) automatically clipping each of said selected tracks in said segment by determining track start and end times;
• f) automatically final recording each of said clipped first tracks to a recording medium;
• and
• g) automatically labeling each of said final recorded tracks with a meaningful label derived from said content information;
• wherein said content information does not provide a schedule of tracks to be played in the future.