System and method for extended recording

A media receiving device comprising:

• a communication interface for receiving a broadcast signal containing media content;
• a memory component for storing computer executable instructions;
• a processing unit for executing the computer executable instructions to:
• record a program associated with the broadcast signal until a scheduled ending time;
• monitor for an end of program indicator within the broadcast signal;
• extend the recording of the program associated with the broadcast signal based upon a set of user configurable options for extended recordings in response to a determination that the end of program indicator within the broadcast signal has not been detected by the scheduled ending time, wherein the set of user configurable options includes a first option for always extending the recording until the end of program indicator within the broadcast signal has been detected, a second option for extending the recording of the program if a recorder is available, a third option for extending the recording of the program if the recorder is not available based on a priority level assigned to the program in comparison with a conflicting scheduled recording program, and a fourth option for disabling the auto extend recording feature;
• wherein the program and the conflicting scheduled recording program are each assigned a numerical priority level by a user;
• and
• wherein the third option of auto extending the recording if the recorder is not available based on the priority level assigned to the program in comparison with the conflicting scheduled recording program includes a fifth user selectable option for resolving a scenario when a first priority of the program and a second priority of the conflicting scheduled recording program are the same, wherein the fifth user selectable option enables a user to select whether the program or the conflicting scheduled recording program is recorded when the scenario occurs.

A computer program product comprising a tangible, non-transitory, computer readable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code comprising instructions to cause a media receiving device to:

• record a program associated with the broadcast signal until a scheduled ending time;
• monitor for an end of program indicator within the broadcast signal;
• determine whether an end of program indicator within the broadcast signal has been detected by the media receiving device in response to reaching the scheduled ending time, wherein recording of the program is continued until the scheduled ending time in response to detecting the end of program indicator prior to the scheduled ending time;
• extend the recording of the program associated with the broadcast signal based upon a user selected setting associated with a set of user configurable options for extended recordings in response to a determination that the end of program indicator within the broadcast signal has not been detected by the scheduled ending time, wherein the set of user configurable options includes a first option for always extending the recording until the end of program indicator within the broadcast signal has been detected, a second option for extending the recording of the program if a recorder is available, a third option for extending the recording of the program if the recorder is not available based on a priority level assigned to the program in comparison with a conflicting scheduled recording program, and a fourth option for disabling the auto extend recording feature;
• wherein the program and the conflicting scheduled recording program are each assigned a numerical priority level by a user;
• and
• wherein the third option of auto extending the recording if the recorder is not available based on the priority level assigned to the program in comparison with the conflicting scheduled recording program includes a fifth user selectable option for resolving a scenario when a first priority of the program and a second priority of the conflicting scheduled recording program are the same, wherein the fifth user selectable option enables a user to select whether the program or the conflicting scheduled recording program is recorded when the scenario occurs.