公开(公告)号：US20040261134A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-23

申请号：US10893516

申请日：2004-07-16

申请人： MICROSOFT CORPORATION

发明人： Stephen G. Perlman

IPC分类号： H04N007/173 ,  H04N007/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/4345 ,  H04B1/205 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/4104 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N2005/4423

摘要： Systems and methods for recording a signal received by a home entertainment system that includes multiple consumer electronics devices interconnected to a central electronics device in a hub and spoke configuration. The configuration allows all signals in the home entertainment system to be accessible by the central electronics device. Accordingly, the central electronics device can process, route, or otherwise respond to any signal. By way of example, any signal can be routed to a recording system, where it can be recorded. The signal is coupled with information from an electronic programming guide that details specific programming. An automatic determination is made as to whether or not there exists enough free space on a recording medium to record a specific program. Upon recording the program on the recording medium, an index is updated on the recording medium from the electronic programming guide information and from the location of the program on the recording medium. By selecting the program from the index, the recorded program can be automatically located on the recording medium.

摘要翻译： 用于记录由家庭娱乐系统接收的信号的系统和方法，所述家庭娱乐系统包括以集线器和辐条配置互连到中央电子设备的多个消费电子设备。 该配置允许家庭娱乐系统中的所有信号可由中央电子设备访问。 因此，中央电子设备可以处理，路由或以其他方式响应任何信号。 作为示例，任何信号都可以路由到记录系统，在那里可以记录。 该信号与来自详细描述编程的电子节目指南的信息相结合。 自动确定在记录介质上是否存在足够的可用空间以记录特定程序。 一旦在记录介质上记录该程序，就从电子节目指南信息和记录介质上的节目位置在记录介质上更新索引。 通过从索引中选择程序，记录的程序可以自动地位于记录介质上。