VCR recording timeslot adjustment

作者: Michael Leonard La Joie , Joe Edmonds , Haig Krakirian , Richard Marsh

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摘要: A TV cable system having one set-top per user. The set-top's VCR recording functions are automatically adjusted in a manner to accommodate the occurrence of program-delay event or program-cancel by system. expected begin/stop time-slot during which program is projected occur broadcast system's head end each set-top, and this IPG data stored set-top. Within currently IPG-data periodically compared that was recorded VCR-record-timers at an earlier time. When does not compare current IPG-data, VCR-record-timer updated IPG-data. automatic updating produces conflict with different VCR-record-timer, resolved, either user-alert-message enables user intervention resolve conflict.

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