CONTENT-BASED HIGHLIGHT RECORDING OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

摘要

A media device for content-based highlight handling of television programming may be provided. Criteria of interest corresponding to user input may be processed. Idle tuner(s) not being used to receive any television channels for presentation or recording may be identified. A television channel identified based at least in part on the criteria of interest may be tuned to with an idle tuner. Content received at the media device may be processed. Update data associated with a subject matter of the content may be received separately from the television channel. A portion of the content that corresponds to the criteria may be identified based at least in part on the criteria of interest and the update data. A portion of a television program may be recorded and/or marked. The portion of the television program may correspond to the portion of the content identified based at least in part on the criteria.

主权项

1. A media device configured for content-based highlight handling of television programming, the media device comprising:
one or more processors; and one or more storage devices coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store instructions to cause the one or more processors to:
process one or more criteria of interest corresponding to user input;identify one or more idle tuners of the media device that are not being used to receive any television channels for presentation or recording;tune with a tuner selected from the one or more idle tuners of the media device to a first television channel identified based at least in part on the one or more criteria of interest;process content received at the media device;receive update data associated with a subject matter of the content, wherein the update data is received separately from the first television channel;identify, based at least in part on the one or more criteria of interest and the update data, a portion of the content that corresponds to the one or more criteria of interest; andcause a portion of a television program to be recorded and/or marked, wherein the portion of the television program corresponds to the portion of the content identified based at least in part on the one or more criteria of interest.