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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:
May. 09, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2009
Applicants:

Amir H. Gharaat, Menlo Park, CA (US);

James M. Barton, Alviso, CA (US);

Mukesh K. Patel, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Amir H. Gharaat, Menlo Park, CA (US);

James M. Barton, Alviso, CA (US);

Mukesh K. Patel, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

TiVo Solutions Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G11B 27/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/435 (2013.01); G06F 3/1454 (2013.01); G06F 17/3002 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0244 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0255 (2013.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G11B 27/322 (2013.01); H04N 5/765 (2013.01); H04N 9/79 (2013.01); H04N 21/422 (2013.01); H04N 21/42201 (2013.01); H04N 21/442 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01);
Abstract

A command is received to record particular media content on a first device associated with a first user and the particular media content is scheduled for recording on the first device. A notification is provided to a second device associated with a second user of the scheduling of the recording of the particular media content on the first device. The second device may then schedule recording of the particular media content. The second device may schedule the recording of the particular media content without receiving a user command or subsequent to receiving a user confirmation to record the particular media content in response to the notification.


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