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Systems and methods for recording overlapping media content during scheduling conflicts

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-11-06
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES
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[0006]The various embodiments described herein, generally speaking, crop overlapping portions of the media content thereby allowing a user to enjoy most of the recording while only forgoing a portion of the beginning or the end of a program.

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For example, it may be inappropriate to crop a recording when the amount of overlap (and necessary cropping) is too much to allow the user to follow the program or watch its important parts.

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[0023]The amount of media available to users in any given media delivery system can be substantial. Consequently, many users desire a form of media guidance through an interface that allows users to efficiently navigate media selections and easily identify media that they may desire. An application which provides such guidance is referred to herein as an interactive media guidance application or, sometimes, a media guidance application or a guidance application.

[0024]Interactive media guidance applications may take various forms depending on the media for which they provide guidance. One typical type of media guidance application is an interactive television program guide. Interactive television program guides (sometimes referred to as electronic program guides) are well-known guidance applications that, among other things, allow users to navigate among and locate many types of media content including conventional television programming (provided via traditional broadcast, cable, sa...

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In many aspects, systems and methods for recording overlapping media content using interactive media guidance applications are provided. The systems and methods for recording overlapping media content generally relate to cropping overlapping portions of the media content thereby allowing a user to enjoy most of the recording while only forgoing a portion of the beginning or the end of a program.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 927,862, filed on May 4, 2007, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates generally to media systems, and more particularly, to systems and methods for recording overlapping media content using interactive media guidance applications.[0003]Media devices generally include tuners to receive media content such as television programs from external media sources. Some media devices also include recorders to record the received media content for later viewing. Depending on the number of tuners available in the media device, a user may be able to view and / or record more than one stream of media content simultaneously. However, due to physical limitations in these media devices, the number of tuners is usually restricted and typical at-home set-top boxes include one o...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/00H04N21/41H04N21/426H04N21/433
CPCH04N5/782H04N21/4583H04N21/485H04N5/76H04N21/4821H04N21/4312H04N21/4334H04N21/44016H04N21/47214H04N21/4263
Inventor BUMGARDNER, JAMES A.OMBAO, GEOFFREY Z.DECAMP, GREGORY L.KRAKIRIAN, HAIG H.
Owner UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES
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