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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Jai Srinivasan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Matthijs A. Gates, Seattle, WA (US);
Mukund Sankarayan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alok Chakrabarti, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jai Srinivasan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Matthijs A. Gates, Seattle, WA (US);
Mukund Sankarayan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alok Chakrabarti, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system receives a broadcast program and temporarily stores the program data. A request is received to permanently record the broadcast program. This request is received after a portion of the broadcast program has been received and temporarily stored. The broadcast program is then permanently recorded, including the temporarily stored program data. A metafile identifies portions of the broadcast program and is accessible by a reader to continuously retrieve the stored portions of the broadcast program.