System for maintaining history of multimedia content and method thereof

摘要

A system and method for maintaining a history of multimedia content and method are disclosed herein. A video stream being is recorded spanning several different programs. A monitoring program identifies changes in programming in the video stream being recorded. Program information for each of the programs in the video stream being recorded are stored in memory and linked to associated programs in the recorded video stream. The stored program information is provided to allow a user to assess and select programs stored in the recoded video stream for playback.