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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Peter J. Potrebic, Calistoga, CA (US);
Bruce A. Leak, Los Altos, CA (US);
David J. Cheng, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shannon B. Vosseller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Marcus Tai-tong Aiu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter J. Potrebic, Calistoga, CA (US);
Bruce A. Leak, Los Altos, CA (US);
David J. Cheng, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shannon B. Vosseller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Marcus Tai-Tong Aiu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A recorded content management system determines when recorded content maintained in a television-based entertainment and information system has been watched by a viewer. When a segment or percentage of the recorded content for a particular program is displayed for viewing, it is determined whether the program has been watched so that the recorded content, or a portion of the recorded content, can be queued for deletion, or maintained for additional viewing.