Apparatus, systems and methods for automatically presenting stored media content at its beginning

摘要

Media device systems and methods are operable to automatically present a program at its beginning while a remaining portion of the program is being received at the media device. An exemplary embodiment receives a program in a media content stream; receives a presentation request to present the program, wherein the presentation request is received after an initial portion of the program has been received and wherein the presentation request is received before a conclusion of the program; accesses a stored initial portion of the program from a memory medium; and initiates presentation at a beginning of the program residing in the accessed initial portion of the program.

主权项

1. A method for presenting a program of interest, the method comprising:
receiving a request to record the program of interest at a media device, wherein the request to record the program of interest is received in advance of a scheduled presentation time of the program of interest; receiving the program of interest at the media device in a media content stream; recording an initial portion of the program of interest in a memory medium of the media device,
wherein the recording of the initial portion of the program of interest occurs when the program of interest begins to be received at the media device; presenting an electronic program guide (EPG) on a display, wherein the presented EPG indicates that the program of interest is currently being received at the media device, and wherein the EPG indicates that the program of interest has not yet concluded; receiving a presentation request made via the EPG to present the program of interest,
wherein the presentation request is received after an initial portion of the program of interest has been received, andwherein the presentation request is received before the conclusion of the program of interest; accessing, in response to the presentation request, the recorded initial portion of the program of interest from the memory medium of the media device; and presenting the accessed initial portion of the program of interest on the display.