Media recorder that selects when to record media content that is available at multiple times

摘要

A particular method includes receiving program data designating media content to be recorded at a media recorder. An electronic program guide accessible to the media recorder includes multiple scheduled delivery times for the media content. The method includes receiving delay data. The delay data enables delayed recording of the media content and specifies at least one delay recording condition. The method includes determining an onset time to begin recording the media content based on the multiple scheduled delivery times for the media content and based on the at least one delay recording condition. The method also includes scheduling the media content to be recorded at the media recorder beginning at the onset time.

主权项

1. A method comprising: receiving program data designating a particular media content item to be recorded at a media recorder, wherein an electronic program guide accessible to the media recorder includes multiple scheduled delivery times for the particular media content item; receiving delay data at the media recorder, wherein the delay data enables delayed recording of the particular media content item, specifies a delay time period during which the media recorder is to initiate recording of the particular media content item beginning at a particular scheduled delivery time of the multiple scheduled delivery times, specifies a range start time and a range end time, and specifies a number of scheduled deliveries that can be skipped; generating a set of upcoming scheduled delivery times, wherein a number of scheduled delivery times in the set includes up to one more than the number of scheduled deliveries that can be skipped; selecting, from the set with the media recorder, the particular scheduled delivery time to begin recording the particular media content item that satisfies the delay time period when the delay data enables delayed recording of the particular media content item, wherein the particular scheduled delivery time is the range start time, the range end time, or a time between the range start time and the range end time; and scheduling, with the media recorder, the particular media content item to be recorded at the particular scheduled delivery time by the media recorder.