DISTRIBUTED, INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE; SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A method for adjusting the start and end times of a broadcast program recording schedule in a computer environment, comprises accepting user input (1701). The user indicates a particular program series that the user desires to record multiple episodes of. Each episode of said program series has a start availability time and an end availability time. An input screen is displayed to the user (1701) that allows the user to specify a time increment to adjust start availability times for all episodes of said program series to be recorded and/or specify a time increment to adjust end availability times for all episodes of said program series to be recorded. A start recording time and end recording time are scheduled for an episode of said program series using said episode's start availability time and end availability time. Said episode of said program series is recorded on at least one storage device in a digital format. The scheduling step further comprises adjusting said scheduled start recording time for said episode of said program series and/or adjusting said scheduled end recording time for the episode of said program series using said time increment(s) as specified by the user (1702).