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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Daniel Thomas Ward, Encino, CA (US);
Arevik Chimayan, Valley Village, CA (US);
Walter R. Klappert, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for receiving an interruption-free version of a television program for recording on a user equipment device. In one aspect, a device receives from a server a first stream including a television program. The device receives user input to record the television program. The device identifies a recording channel identifier for the first stream. The device initiates a recording of the television program based on the recording channel identifier for the first stream. The device receives from the server an instruction to switch recording of the television program from the first stream to a second stream. The device receives from the server the second stream including the television program. The device identifies a recording channel identifier for the second stream. The device switches the recording of the television program to the second stream based on the recording channel identifier for the second stream.