Video Data Recorder With Personal Channels
A video data recordable having integrated channel guides allowing a user to control recording and storage of television signals into personal channels for later playback and viewing. In the described embodiment, the user may specify criteria for recording of shows from an input source such as a broadcast signal and shows are then selected based on the user specified criteria and recorded for later playback. Storage of the shows may be organized into personal channels in order to facilitate later playback, e.g., the user may specify a channel of action movies, a channel of nature programming, a channel for sports, etc. The shows to be recorded may also have a predefined format which may be used to ease playback of recorded programming by allowing the user to easily locate and playback sections of programming of interest.
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43 . A method comprising:
a digital video data recorder recording a show;
the digital video data recorder associating a first index point with the show, wherein the first index point represents a first temporal location within the show; and
responsive to received input, the digital video data recorder, during playback of the show, jumping the playback to the first temporal location within the show.
44 . The method of claim 43 , wherein the first index point represents a beginning of a segment of the show.
45 . The method of claim 44 , wherein the show has a beginning and an ending, and wherein the beginning of the segment is not the beginning of the show.
46 . The method of claim 43 , wherein the first index point is determined based on text from closed captioning.
47 . The method of claim 46 , wherein determining the first index point based on text from closed captioning comprises:
while the show is being recorded, the digital video data recorder examining the text for keywords; and
the digital video data recorder defining the first index point based on encountering the keywords in the text.
48 . The method of claim 46 , wherein determining the first index point based on text from closed captioning comprises:
after recording the show, the digital video data recorder examining the text for keywords; and
the digital video data recorder defining the first index point based on encountering the keywords in the text.
49 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:
the digital video data recorder downloading the first index point from a source.
50 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:
the digital video data recorder receiving the first index point from a broadcast medium.
51 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:
the digital video data recorder associating a second index point with the show, wherein the second index point represents a second temporal location within the show; and
responsive to additional received input, the digital video data recorder, during playback of the show, jumping the playback to the second temporal location within the show.
52 . The method of claim 43 , wherein the received input is from a user of the digital video data recorder.
53 . An article of manufacture, including a non-transitory computer-readable medium, having program instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
recording a show;
associating a first index point with the show, wherein the first index point represents a first temporal location within the show; and
during playback of the show, responsive to received input, jumping the playback to the first temporal location within the show.
54 . The article of manufacture of claim 53 , wherein the first index point represents a beginning of a segment of the show.
55 . The article of manufacture of claim 54 , wherein the show has a beginning and an ending, and wherein the beginning of the segment is not the beginning of the show.
56 . The article of manufacture of claim 53 , wherein the first index point is determined based on text from closed captioning.
57 . The article of manufacture of claim 56 , wherein determining the first index point based on text from closed captioning comprises:
while the show is being recorded, examining the text for keywords; and
defining the first index point based on encountering the keywords in the text.
58 . The article of manufacture of claim 56 , wherein determining the first index point based on text from closed captioning comprises:
after recording the show, examining the text for keywords; and
defining the first index point based on encountering the keywords in the text.
59 . The article of manufacture of claim 53 , the program instructions also causing the computing device to perform operations comprising:
downloading the first index point from a source.
60 . The article of manufacture of claim 53 , the program instructions also causing the computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving the first index point from a broadcast medium.
61 . The article of manufacture of claim 53 , the program instructions also causing the computing device to perform operations comprising:
associating a second index point with the show, wherein the second index point represents a second temporal location within the show; and
during playback of the show, responsive to additional received input, jumping the playback to the second temporal location within the show.
62 . A digital video data recorder comprising:
a recording medium for storing a recorded show and associating a first index point with the show, wherein the first index point represents a first temporal location within the show; and
an interface for receiving input during playback of the show, and responsively jumping the playback to the first temporal location within the show.