An integrated gaming and media experience is disclosed, including recording of content on a gaming console. A digital video recorder (DVR) application running alongside a television client component allows users to record media content on the gaming console. The DVR application also integrates itself with the console menu. Once integrated, users can record media content while playing games. Alternatively, users can record content when the gaming console is turned off. The recorded content can include television programming, gaming experience (whether local or online), music, DVDs, and so on. When in the recording state, users can also switch between various other media modes, whether gaming, television, and so on.
via patft.uspto.gov
Greg Lamm at TechFlash reports that Microsoft has nabbed a patent (the abstract of which is quoted above) for a gaming console that can perform digital video recording functions while the user is watching something else, gaming, or even when the console is turned off. Since such functionality would require new hardware, my guess is that we're likely to see this baked into the next hardware iteration Microsoft releases in the Xbox family. It certainly makes sense following their integration of FiOS and Comcast Xfinity content into the new Xbox software update.
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