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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Haig H. Krakirian, Burbank, CA (US);
James A. Bumgardner, Shadow Hills, CA (US);
Daniel Thomas Ward, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Geoffrey Z. Ombao, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Haig H. Krakirian, Burbank, CA (US);
James A. Bumgardner, Shadow Hills, CA (US);
Daniel Thomas Ward, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Geoffrey Z. Ombao, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a video recorder having user extended and automatically extended time slots. An embodiment of the present invention includes a set-top box having an internal storage device, such as a hard drive where broadcasts are transferred from a broadcast input source to the storage device. The set-top box is connected to an output device such as a television, which displays a graphical user interface (GUI) and an interactive program guide (IPG). The user has the option to extend a chosen time slot, in which a show is scheduled to be transferred to the storage device. A dialog box is used when certain types of shows are selected that commonly require timeslot extensions at the end of the show.