Method and apparatus for recording program data without commercials
US6483987B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S358/908
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing recording of broadcast data is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention includes providing the broadcast data to a video recording device and delaying the broadcast data that is provided to the video recording device sufficient to allow for the finding of an indicator and the transmitting of a command to the video recording device. The broadcast data is recorded using the video recording device and monitored for a commercial indicator and for a program indicator. If a commercial indicator is found, a command is transmitted to the video recording device to stop recording. If a commercial indicator is not found, recording continues. If a program indicator is found, a command is transmitted to the video recording device to resume recording and if a program indicator is not found, the recording stop continues.
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