Systems and methods for reducing disruptions in recorded programming

摘要

Various embodiments reduce disruptions in recorded programming, by automatically recording retransmissions of prior programming. In one embodiment, a recording manager is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The recording manager detects a disruption in a recorded program. In response, the recording manager automatically records, or schedules a recording of, a later transmission of the same program. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

主权项

1. A method in a set-top box for recording a retransmission of a prior program, the method comprising:
recording a program as a first recording; detecting a disruption in the program recorded as the first recording; storing an indication of the disruption of the program recorded as the first recording; determining to record a second transmission of the program as a second recording based at least on the detected disruption in the first recording, the second recording being in addition to and separate from the first recording; and recording the second transmission of the program; determining a quality level associated with each of the first and second recording; providing, via a message, the quality level of each of the first and second recording to a user; and outputting content of one of the first recording or the second recording, based at least in part on an input selection between the first recording and the second recording received from a user.