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Patent No.:

US 9106881 B1

Date of Patent:

Aug. 11, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2012

Scheduling the recording of a program via an advertisement in the broadcast stream

Applicants:

Jim Barton, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Kevin Smith, Mountain View, CA (US);

David Chamberlin, Mountain View, CA (US);

Howard Look, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jim Barton, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Kevin Smith, Mountain View, CA (US);

David Chamberlin, Mountain View, CA (US);

Howard Look, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

TiVo Inc., Alviso, CA (US);

Attorney:

Wong & Rees LLP

Primary Examiner:

David Harvey

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); G11B 27/034 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); G11B 27/28 (2006.01); G11B 27/32 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/088 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 5/783 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 9/804 (2006.01); H04N 9/806 (2006.01); H04N 9/82 (2006.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H04N 9/79 (2013.01); G11B 27/034 (2013.01); G11B 27/105 (2013.01); G11B 27/28 (2013.01); G11B 27/322 (2013.01); H04N 5/445 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 7/088 (2013.01); H04N 7/165 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4305 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/44016 (2013.01); H04N 21/454 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/6543 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 5/783 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01); H04N 9/7921 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01); H04N 9/8063 (2013.01); H04N 9/8205 (2013.01); H04N 9/8233 (2013.01); H04N 21/4884 (2013.01);

Abstract

A tagging system provides a mechanism for inserting tags into an audio or video television broadcast stream. The tags contain command and control information that the receiver translates and acts upon. The receiver receives the broadcast stream and detects and processes the tags within the broadcast stream which is stored on a storage device that resides on the receiver. Program material from the broadcast stream is played back to the viewer. The receiver performs the appropriate actions in response to the tags. A one-touch recording option is provided. An icon is displayed to the viewer telling the viewer that an advertised program is available for recording at a future time. The viewer presses a single button on an input device causing the receiver to schedule the program for recording.

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