PROTECTION FROM SPOILERS

摘要

Methods and devices protect users from spoilers associated with programs that have been scheduled to be recorded. A content receiver receives a request to record a program and outputs data corresponding to a user interface that enables a user to indicate whether protection from spoilers is desired for the program. When the content receiver receives data indicating a channel, the content receiver determines whether a currently received program being broadcast on the channel would spoil any of the programs for which the user has requested protection from spoilers. If the content receiver determines that the currently received program is a spoiler, it outputs data corresponding to a user interface that prevents the currently received program from been seen or heard. The user interface may provide an option to view the currently received program or to view a recording of a program that would be spoiled by the currently received program.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request to record a first program, the request being received by a content receiver; in response to receiving the request to record the first program, outputting data corresponding to a first user interface input that enables a user to specify whether the user is to be protected from spoilers for the first program, the data corresponding to the first user interface input being output from the content receiver; in response to outputting the data corresponding to the first user interface input, receiving data indicating that the user is to be protected from spoilers for the first program that is to be recorded, prior to the first program being recorded by the content receiver; receiving data indicating a currently received program and a channel for that program, the data indicating the currently received program and the channel being received by the content receiver; determining whether the currently received program broadcast on the channel is a spoiler for the first program; outputting data corresponding to a second user interface input, the data corresponding to the second user interface input being output from the content receiver in response to determining that the currently received program is the spoiler for the first program; receiving data responsive to the second user interface input indicating a recording of the first program or the currently received program, the data responsive to the second user interface input being received by the content receiver; and outputting data corresponding to a program indicated by the data responsive to the second user interface input, the data corresponding to the program being output from the content receiver.