Apparatus and methods for recording adjacent time slots of television programming on the same channel
US9154721B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8455
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments described herein provide techniques for a DVR to utilize the same data stream to record multiple events with adjacent time slots simultaneously. A DVR is configured to recognize when two recording timers for programs on the same channel overlap. Content for each program may be stored in separate event files on the DVR or the content in one event file may be linked with the content in another event file. Thus, overlapping content may be accessed through either of the event files.
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