Systems and methods for reducing disruptions in recorded programming
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorPhuc H. Nguyen
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Abstract
Various embodiments reduce disruptions in recorded programming, by automatically recording retransmissions of prior programming. In one embodiment, a recording manager is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The recording manager detects a disruption in a recorded program. In response, the recording manager automatically records, or schedules a recording of, a later transmission of the same program. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
Claims17
A method in a set-top box for recording a retransmission of a prior program, the method comprising:
- recording a program as a first recording;
- detecting a disruption in the program recorded as the first recording;
- storing an indication of the disruption of the program recorded as the first recording;
- determining to record a second transmission of the program as a second recording based at least on the detected disruption in the first recording, the second recording being in addition to and separate from the first recording;
- recording the second transmission of the program;
- and
- outputting content of one of the first recording or the second recording, based at least in part on an input selection between the first recording and the second recording received from a user.
A receiving device configured to record a retransmission of a program, the receiving device comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- record, at a first time, a program as a first recording;
- detect a disruption in the program recorded as the first recording;
- in response to detecting the disruption,
- determine a rebroadcast of the program, the rebroadcast occurring at a second time that is later than the first time;
- determine to record, at the second time, the program as a second recording based at least on the detected disruption, the second recording being in addition to and separate from the first recording;
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- output program content of one of the first recording and the second recording, based at least on an input selection between the first recording and the second recording received from a user.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having contents that enable a receiving device to record a retransmission of a program, by performing a method comprising:
- initiating recording of a first transmission of a program, the first transmission of the program occurring at a first time and recorded as a first recording;
- detecting a disruption in the program recorded as the first recording;
- and
- in response to the detected disruption in the program recorded as the first recording,
- determining a second transmission of the program, the second transmission occurring at a second time that is after the first time;
- and
- initiating recording of at least some of the second transmission of the program as a second recording based at least on the detected disruption, the second recording being in addition to and separate from the first recording;
- and
- outputting content of one of the first recording or the second recording, based at least in part on an input selection between the first recording and the second recording received from a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.