System and method of recording media content

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• providing to a display device, first media content of a first data stream from a content provider network, the first data stream corresponding to a first channel;
• detecting a channel change request from the first channel to a second channel;
• after detecting the channel change request, determining whether a channel identifier associated with the first channel is specified in user preference data;
• in response to determining that the user preference data specifies the channel identifier storing user history data, the user history data indicating a departure point of the first media content, the departure point based on when the channel change request was detected;
• providing to the display device, second media content of a second data stream received from the content provider network after detecting the channel change request, the second data stream corresponding to the second channel;
• concurrently receiving the first data stream and the second data stream from the content provider network while providing the second media content to the display device;
• recording first content of the first data stream to generate recorded media content while the first data stream and the second data stream are concurrently received, the recorded media content stored in the memory;
• in response to detecting a second channel change request to return to the first channel, providing to the display device, the recorded media content;
• detecting at the media device a third channel change request from the first channel to a third channel;
• after detecting the third channel change request, determining whether a second channel identifier associated with the third channel is specified in user preference data;
• and
• in response to determining that the user preference data does not specifies the third channel identifier, refraining from storing particular user history data relating to the third channel identifier.

A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that are executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a content provider network, a first data stream including first media content, the first data stream corresponding to a first channel;
• detecting a channel change request from the first channel to a second channel;
• after detecting the channel change request, determining whether a channel identifier associated with the first channel is specified in user preference data;
• in response to determining that the user preference data specifies the channel identifier, storing user history data at a memory, the user history data indicating a portion of the first media content that had been received when the channel change request was detected;
• providing, to a display device, second media content of a second data stream received from the content provider network after detecting the channel change request, the second data stream corresponding to the second channel;
• concurrently receiving the first data stream and the second data stream from the content provider network while providing the second media content to the display device;
• recording first content of the first data stream to generate recorded media content while the first data stream and the second data stream are concurrently received, the recorded media content stored in the memory;
• in response to detecting a second channel change request to return to the first channel, providing to the display device, the recorded media content;
• detecting at the media device a third channel change request from the first channel to a third channel;
• after detecting the third channel change request, determining whether a second channel identifier associated with the third channel is specified in user preference data;
• and
• in response to determining that the user preference data does not specifies the third channel identifier, refraining from storing particular user history data relating to the third channel identifier.