TIME-SHIFTING AUDIO AND VIDEO PROGRAMS

摘要

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for recording and replaying audio and video programs. A device includes a video input controller, a video output controller, a command interface, a network adapter, and control circuitry. The video input controller receives an audiovisual program. The video output controller is operable to output a video signal representing the audiovisual program. The command interface is operable to receive input requesting that the audiovisual program be recorded. The network adapter is operable to connect the device to a data communication network, where the device is addressable over the data communication network through the network adapter. The control circuitry can receive the input requesting that the audiovisual program be recorded. The control circuitry can cause the requested audiovisual program to be transmitted to a remote storage device over the data communication network through the network adapter and to be recorded at the remote storage device.