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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2007
Christopher R. Mcclellen, Acworth, GA (US);
Thomas Pratt, Atlanta, GA (US);
Vernon Meadows, Lilburn, GA (US);
Andrew Drooker, Atlanta, GA (US);
Charles A. Eldering, Furlong, PA (US);
Robert P. Ziemian, Jamison, PA (US);
Christopher R. McClellen, Acworth, GA (US);
Thomas Pratt, Atlanta, GA (US);
Vernon Meadows, Lilburn, GA (US);
Andrew Drooker, Atlanta, GA (US);
Charles A. Eldering, Furlong, PA (US);
Robert P. Ziemian, Jamison, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of triggering the recording of a programming stream includes: receiving a request to monitor for an unscheduled event; determining search strings associated with the unscheduled event; monitoring a programming stream; analyzing closed captioning information contained in the programming stream to determine the occurrence of the search strings; and recording the programming stream upon the occurrence of the search strings.