Apparatus and methods for tracking and analyzing digital recording device event sequences

摘要

Methods and apparatus for tracking a sequence of events associated with a digital recording device (12) are disclosed. Example methods and apparatus read first information transmitted on a data bus in communication with a mass storage device (24) associated with the digital recording device (12) and identify a set of digital information to be stored on the mass storage device (24) based at least in part on the first information. The example methods and apparatus read second information transmitted on the data bus to derive storage location information associated with the set of digital information. Additionally, the example methods and apparatus store time information together with the storage location information to generate a sequence of events record corresponding to the sequence of events associated with the digital recording device (12).