Recording of sports related television programming
US8385723B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4828
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video recording system that controls recording of television programming relating to sporting events to better match the intent of a user who specified programming for recording. The system merges data from an electronic program guide and sports data, such as from a news feed, to determine values of recording parameters, such as start and stop time and channel. User input may specify a player, team, league or other sports entity for which sporting events are to be recorded. The system may use the sports data to identify sporting events involving the specified sports entity and then access an electronic program guide to determine a channel on which to record the sporting events. When the user specifies a sporting event to record, sports data may be used to track progress of the event and dynamically adjust an ending time of the recording to ensure that the full event is recorded.
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