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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015

Filed:

May. 19, 2010
Applicant:

Thomas Steven Woods, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Inventor:

Thomas Steven Woods, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Assignee:

Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/761 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 21/4583 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for trimming recorded content or segments using a media guidance application are provided. A first program scheduled for recording during one timeslot. A determination is made that the first program will run beyond the scheduled broadcast time. The first program may be rescheduled for recording during a second larger timeslot that overlaps with the scheduled broadcast time of a second program. Content provided by the program source may be recorded during the second timeslot. The recorded content may be trimmed to remove portions of the recorded content that correspond to the second program.


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