Systems and methods for interactive program guides with personal video recording features

摘要

Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, schedule recordings to a PVR, configure recordings, view a list of scheduled recordings, configure recording settings, or select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming. Television content may be automatically paused when a user is using the application. Multiple IPGs for different users of a PVR may be implemented.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
storing first information identifying media assets that have been stored; automatically storing second information identifying at least one media asset that has been viewed by a user; receiving, with control circuitry, a first user selection to cause a media asset series to be stored; receiving a second user selection not to store media assets in the series that the user has viewed; determining which media assets in the series have been viewed by the user based on the second information; automatically selecting for storage only unviewed media assets of the series based on the determining and the second user selection; and storing the automatically selected unviewed media assets of the series.