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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2003
Applicant:
John P. Godwin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
John P. Godwin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 9/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for applying quality assurance methods in the determination of whether or not to present previously recorded digital content as available to a viewer at a customer site. The present invention checks the digital content and makes a quality assurance comparison in determining whether to add content to an electronic program guide for selection by a customer. The present invention presents acceptable recorded content as available, and withholds unacceptable content as a means of quality assurance.