Media content recording and healing statuses

1. A method comprising:

recording, by a content processing device, at least a subset of a media content program, wherein the recorded at least a subset of the media content program comprises one or more recorded portions and a defective portion; and

healing, by the content processing device, at least a subset of the defective portion;

providing, by the content processing device, a recording status indicator for presentation to a user, the recording status indicator identifying the one or more recorded portions and the defective portion; and

providing, by the content processing device, a healing status indicator for presentation to the user, the healing status indicator identifying the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of providing the healing status indicator includes providing a numeric indication of a start time and an end time of the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of providing the healing status indicator includes providing a graphical user interface including a visual attribute identifying the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said step of providing the recording status indicator includes providing another visual attribute identifying the defective portion.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of providing the recording status indicator includes providing a numeric indication of a start time and an end time of the defective portion.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said step of providing the recording status indicator further includes providing a numeric indication of a start time and an end time of the one or more recorded portions.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising dynamically updating, by the content processing device, the healing status indicator as the defective portion is healed.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said healing step includes:

requesting a snippet of media content associated with the defective portion;

receiving at least a portion of the requested snippet; and

joining the received at least a portion of the snippet to the one or more recorded portions.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein said receiving step comprises receiving the at least a portion of the requested snippet from another content processing device communicatively coupled to the content processing device by way of a network.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing, by the content processing device, a tool enabling the user to initiate said healing step.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving, by the content processing device from the user using the tool, a request to initiate said healing step.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing, by the content processing device, a tool enabling the user to control whether said healing step will be initiated automatically or manually.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, by the content processing device, at least one recording interruption; and

automatically initiating, by the content processing device, said healing step when the at least one recording interruption is detected to exist for a predetermined length of time.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more recorded portions, the defective portion, and the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed are associated with a unique visual attribute configured to distinguish the one or more recorded portions, the defective portion, and the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed from each other.

15. A system comprising:

a content processing device configured to

record at least a subset of a media content program, the recorded at least a subset of the media content program comprising one or more recorded portions and a defective portion that failed to be properly recorded,

heal at least a subset of the defective portion,

provide a recording status indicator to an output device for presentation to a user, the recording status indicator identifying the one or more recorded portions and the defective portion, and

provide a healing status indicator to the output device for presentation to the user, the healing status indicator identifying the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the healing status indicator includes a numeric indication of a start time and an end time of the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the healing status indicator includes a visual attribute identifying the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the visual attribute includes a color or shade distinguishing the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed from representations of the one or more recorded portions and the defective portion.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the recording status indicator includes another visual attribute identifying the defective portion and distinguishing the defective portion from a representation of the one or more recorded portions.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the recording status indicator includes a numeric indication of a start time and an end time of the defective portion.

21. The system of claim 15 , wherein said content processing device is configured to receive the at least a subset of the media content program from a content delivery subsystem over a network, said content processing device being configured to heal the at least a subset of the defective portion by requesting and receiving a snippet of media content associated with the defective portion from another content processing device communicatively coupled to the network.

22. An apparatus comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive a media content program from a content delivery subsystem; and

at least one processor configured to

record at least a subset of the media content program, the recorded at least a subset of the media content program comprising one or more recorded portions and a defective portion that failed to be properly recorded,

detect the defective portion,

heal at least a subset of the defective portion,

provide a recording status indicator to an output device for presentation to a user, the recording status indicator identifying the one or more recorded portions and the defective portion, and

provide a healing status indicator to the output device for presentation to the user, the healing status indicator identifying the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the healing status indicator and the recording status indicator include contrasting shades or colors distinguishing the one or more recorded portions, the defective portion, and the at least a subset of the defective portion that has been healed from each other.