Apparatus, systems and methods for deleting recording timers of a media device
US9596503B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47214
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are operable to manage timers that control recording of media content. An exemplary embodiment compares a retrieved stale timer criteria with a retrieved timer attribute; determines whether the timer is stale based on the comparison of the retrieved timer attribute and the stale timer criteria, wherein the timer is determined to be stale when the media content event identified by the timer will not be recorded because the media content event identified by the timer is not scheduled to be broadcast at a future date; and then automatically deletes the timer in response to determining that the timer is stale.
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