Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
386292000 | Recording event conflict resolution (e.g., program space, time overrun, two-event conflict, etc.) | 74 |
20100316355 | CONFLICT MANAGER FOR A VIDEO RECORDER - The present invention is directed to a conflict manager for a personal video recorder. An embodiment of the present invention includes a set-top box having an internal hard drive or other storage device where broadcasts are transferred to the storage device. The set-top box is connected to an output device such as a television, which displays a graphical user interface (GUI) and an interactive program guide (IPG). The IPG displays a list of broadcasts that are available by tuning to different channels. The GUI allows the user to navigate the IPG, for instance, by viewing different times and dates for broadcasts. The GUI also allows the user to activate a video recorder within the set-top box, by navigating the IPG and selecting broadcasts to later transfer to the storage device. The user may select multiple broadcasts to transfer, may repeatedly transfer the same program, or may repeatedly transfer the same program in a series. When a conflict arises the present invention is configured to automatically or manually resolve the conflict. | 12-16-2010 |
20100329643 | METHOD FOR RESERVING AND PLAYING DIGITAL TELEVISION PROGRAMS, SET TOP BOX, AND PLAYING SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for reserving and playing digital television (DTV) programs, a set top box, and a DTV playing system are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. The method provides for the generation of a prompt (such as a visual prompt) indicating the reservation of multiple DTV programs to be played concurrently at, or prior to, arrival of the time of playing the reserved DTV programs, and playing one DTV program that is selected from the multiple reserved DTV programs when the time of playing the reserved DTV program has arrived. | 12-30-2010 |
20110123177 | RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - An exemplary method of operating a recording device comprises acquiring a title of a recorded program when a recording operation begins. The exemplary method further comprises determining, at a first specific time period after a next-occurring hour of the clock or after a next-occurring half hour of the clock during the recording operation, whichever occurs first, whether the recording operation started within a second specific time period, the second specific time period being between the first specific time period and thirty minutes, storing as the title of the recorded program the title acquired when the recording operation began if the recording operation was not started within the second specific time period, and reacquiring the title of the recorded program if the recording operation was started within the second specific time period. | 05-26-2011 |
20120057853 | Media Playlist Methods and Apparatus - Methods and apparatus for easily creating playlists of media programs to be played sequentially, where each program on a playlist either is played in real time, i.e., when broadcast, or is played time-shifted when the program temporally conflicts with one or more other programs on the playlist. When a playlist is played, a user can pause viewing at any time, in which case the methods and apparatus recompute the program sequence of the playlist and schedules program recordings as required. | 03-08-2012 |
20120106932 | Reconciling digital content at a digital media device - In one embodiment, a method includes initiating recording a program at a digital media device, identifying at the digital media device, a missing portion of the program, generating and transmitting a request for the missing portion, receiving a media file containing the missing portion of the program in response to the request, and merging the missing portion with a recorded portion of the program. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 05-03-2012 |
20120114311 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING THE RECORDING OF A MEDIA ITEM - A method for recording a media item. A first media controller records a first portion of a media item. The first media controller receives a request to view a second media item. The first media controller directs a second media controller to record a second portion of the media item, and couples the first portion to the second portion. | 05-10-2012 |
20120281972 | VIDEO-RECORDING RESERVATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM - A first video-recording reservation management apparatus which communicates with a second apparatus and can receive the same channels. The first apparatus includes a video-recording reservation processing unit which registers video-recording reservation information of the first apparatus in a storage unit and notifies the second apparatus of such registration via a network when a video-recording reservation is made with respect to the video-recording function of the first apparatus, and a substitutional video-recording reservation processing unit which acquires registered video-recording reservation information from the second apparatus and registers the information in the storage unit when such a registration notification is received from the network, and executes a substitutional video-recording reservation by using the video-recording function of the first apparatus when the video-recording reservation of the second apparatus corresponding to the substitutional video-recording reservation information is not executed when video-recording cannot be performed due to power outage or failure. | 11-08-2012 |
20120294591 | Systems and Methods for Recording Content - A method for recording multimedia content. The method includes providing instructions to record a plurality of segments of multimedia content, each of the plurality of segments having a recording start time and a recording end time associated therewith. The method further includes providing instructions regarding recording settings for one or more first segments of multimedia content to be recorded. The method also includes comparing modified start time and/or modified end times with the recording start times and/or the recording end times associated with the plurality of segments of multimedia content and determining, based at least in part on the comparison, whether to record the one or more first segments with the modified start time and/or the modified end time. | 11-22-2012 |
20120301116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING PROGRAMS OF LESSER INTEREST WHEN CONVENIENT - Systems and methods for recording a program are provided. Alternate transmissions of a program with a “when convenient” recording priority may be recorded in whole or in portions whenever recording does not interfere with other uses of the user's equipment. When the recording device is out of space to record programs, recorded programs having a “when convenient” deletion priority may be deleted and scheduled for re-recording at a later time. | 11-29-2012 |
20120315021 | ALTERNATE SOURCE CONFLICT RESOLUTION - A system and methods for acquiring scheduled television programs with coinciding program times. One method includes initially identifying that a conflict exists to acquire the scheduled television programs. Once the conflict is identified, the method identifies one or more alternate sources that contain the scheduled television programs. Acquisition schedules are generated and optimized. Then, at least one of the scheduled television programs are recorded from one of the alternate sources. A user may set user preferences to customize how the system will generate potential acquisition schedules. | 12-13-2012 |
20130064526 | Handling Requests When Available Channel Selectors Are in Use - A receiver receives a request for content associated with a channel, determines that all channel selectors are in use, selects a set of options, and transmits the set to a presentation device. The receiver may then fulfill the request utilizing a selected option. All available channel selectors may be in use because they are tuned to frequency bands of a broadcast signal to record content and data associated the channel is included in a different frequency band. The set of options may include options to stop the current recording in favor of the requested content and options to present content included in a same frequency band to which a tuner is already tuned. In one or more implementations, the receiver may determine that content currently being recorded will be rebroadcast at a later time and may include notifications indicating such and/or options to record the content at the later time. | 03-14-2013 |
20130101274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DISRUPTIONS IN RECORDED PROGRAMMING - Various embodiments reduce disruptions in recorded programming, by automatically recording retransmissions of prior programming. In one embodiment, a recording manager is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The recording manager detects a disruption in a recorded program. In response, the recording manager automatically records, or schedules a recording of, a later transmission of the same program. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 04-25-2013 |
20130108246 | VIDEO SERVICES RECEIVER THAT MANAGES INCOMPLETE PROGRAM RECORDINGS, AND RELATED OPERATING METHODS | 05-02-2013 |
20130129320 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, RECEIVING METHOD, RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND NETWORK SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus for sending received contents to a recording apparatus and for getting the recording apparatus to record the contents in accordance with preset recording reservations, the receiving apparatus including: a recording ready time information acquisition section configured to acquire from the recording apparatus information about a recording ready time; a continuous recording determination section configured to determine whether two chronologically successive broadcast contents are reserved for recording based on the preset recording reservations; and an end time setting section configured such that if the two chronologically successive broadcast contents are found reserved for recording, then the end time setting section sets the time at which to end processing for recording the earlier of the two contents based on a broadcast start time of the latter of the two contents and on the acquired information about the recording ready time. | 05-23-2013 |
20130216208 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING RECORDING PARAMETERS - Content receivers may be configured to simultaneously record multiple instances of content for multiple programming channels based on content provider instructions. Systems and methods utilize the content receivers to dynamically adjust recording parameters to account for instances of content with a start time and/or end time that falls outside of predefined recording parameters. The dynamically adjusted recording parameters may adjust the number of channels recorded and/or instances of content recorded. The content receiver may compare programming information received at a processing unit with predefined recording parameters and may dynamically adjust the recording parameters based on the comparison. The content receiver may generate on screen display content to include information on the dynamically adjusted recording parameters and may transmit the on screen display content to a content display device for notifying the user of the dynamically adjusted recoding parameters. | 08-22-2013 |
20130230301 | CONTENT RECEPTION DEVICE AND CONTENT ACCUMULATION METHOD - Even if times of accumulation of a plurality of contents overlap, each of the contents can be accumulated, and accumulation of the contents can be completed in time for the time and date when the contents are made public. A non-volatile storage portion ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130251348 | CLIENT-SIDE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT TARGETING SYSTEM - A client-side multimedia content targeting system schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The system accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects that indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. The viewer's client system locally retains the viewer's preferences and other personal information that the viewer has entered and is sent targeting information relating to program guide objects by a server. Using the viewer's preferences and personal information, the client system creates a viewer profile, which is used with the targeting information by the client system to record content that is within the viewer profile. The described client-based form of targeting can be applied to almost any multimedia situation, including, but not limited to: TV shows, movies, advertisements, product and service offerings, music, radio, audio, etc. | 09-26-2013 |
20130330063 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT OR CONFLICTS FROM MULTIPLE RECEIVING DEVICES ON A SECOND SCREEN DEVICE - A system and method is set forth for displaying schedule recording events on a second screen device that includes a controller and a display. The controller includes a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) engine and a calendar display module. The HTTP engine receives scheduled recording data from a first receiving device. The scheduled recording data comprising a plurality of scheduled recording events. The HTTP engine receives conflict data corresponding to a conflict between at least two scheduled recording events based on the scheduled recording data. The calendar display module displays the scheduled recording events on a calendar screen display and displays a screen indicator at the second screen device indicative of a conflict. | 12-12-2013 |
20140003797 | AUTOMATIC DVR CONFLICT RESOLUTION | 01-02-2014 |
20140126889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING RECORDING PARAMETERS - Content receivers may be configured to simultaneously record multiple instances of content for multiple programming channels based on content provider instructions. Systems and methods utilize the content receivers to dynamically adjust recording parameters to account for instances of content with a start time and/or end time that falls outside of predefined recording parameters. The dynamically adjusted recording parameters may adjust the number of channels recorded and/or instances of content recorded. The content receiver may compare programming information received at a processing unit with predefined recording parameters and may dynamically adjust the recording parameters based on the comparison. The content receiver may generate on screen display content to include information on the dynamically adjusted recording parameters and may transmit the on screen display content to a content display device for notifying the user of the dynamically adjusted recoding parameters. | 05-08-2014 |
20140255010 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER CONFLICT HANDLING EMPLOYING REBROADCAST REQUESTS - A conflict analysis (CA) information handling system (IHS) receives conflict information from a population of digital video recorder (DVR) IHSs. The conflict information indicates that a conflictee show is in conflict with a conflictor show in a DVR IHS. The conflict information may include a conflictee show identifier and open timeslots for each DVR IHS that transmits conflict information to the CA IHS. Using the conflictee show identifier and available timeslots received from the population of DVR IHSs, the CA IHS makes a recommendation to rebroadcast the conflictee show at a particular time when more than an predetermined threshold number of DVR IHSs are available to record a rebroadcast of the conflictee show. | 09-11-2014 |
20140270712 | ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF CATCH-UP EVENTS THROUGH BROADCAST METADATA - Systems, methods, devices, and computer products to manage recording resources for programming events of interest are disclosed. A first indication of a first selection of a first programming event to record may be processed, and a recording may be scheduled in a recording schedule. A second indication of a second selection of a second programming event to record may be processed, and available resources to record may be ascertained. A resource conflict may be identified based on event scheduling information for the first and/or second programming event. First and/or second programming metadata may be processed. Availability of alternative viewing options for the first and/or second programming event may be ascertained. The ascertaining may be based on the first and/or second programming metadata. Based on the availability of alternative viewing options, it may be determined whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule, and the recording schedule may be managed accordingly. | 09-18-2014 |
20140355963 | DVR CONFLICT RESOLUTION - A method includes receiving an indication of a DVR conflict that includes at least two conflicting video programs. The method also includes identifying attributes of the conflicting video programs, and identifying a local pattern of DVR conflict resolution associated with a user based on the conflicting video programs. The method includes identifying, if the conflicting video programs do not match the local pattern, a global pattern of DVR conflict resolution associated with multiple customers of a service provider based on the conflicting video programs, identifying, if the conflicting video programs do not match the global pattern, a default pattern of DVR conflict resolution, and scheduling at least one of the conflicting video programs to be recorded based on the identified local, global, or default pattern of DVR conflict resolution. | 12-04-2014 |
20150037012 | HANDLING REQUESTS WHEN AVAILABLE CHANNEL SELECTORS ARE IN USE - A receiver receives a request for content associated with a channel, determines that all channel selectors are in use, selects a set of options, and transmits the set to a presentation device. The receiver may then fulfill the request utilizing a selected option. All available channel selectors may be in use because they are tuned to frequency bands of a broadcast signal to record content and data associated the channel is included in a different frequency band. The set of options may include options to stop the current recording in favor of the requested content and options to present content included in a same frequency band to which a tuner is already tuned. In one or more implementations, the receiver may determine that content currently being recorded will be rebroadcast at a later time and may include notifications indicating such and/or options to record the content at the later time. | 02-05-2015 |
20150063788 | MANUAL DVR CONFLICT RESOLUTION - A method includes identifying a scheduled video program recording conflict between video programs. The video programs are scheduled to be recorded at a same time. The method also includes determining whether there is at least one alternative recording opportunity for one of the video programs. The method includes determining a conflict status of a video program slot based on whether there is at least one alternative recording opportunity for the one of the video programs. The conflict status provides information applicable to determining a resolution of digital video recorder (DVR) scheduling for the video programs. The conflict status identifiers are provided to video program slots based on the conflict status of the video program slots. The method includes providing an option to manually resolve the scheduled video program recording conflict based on the conflict status identifiers, and resolving the scheduled video program recording conflict based on manual input. | 03-05-2015 |
20150350718 | DEDUPLICATION OF SCHEDULED RECORDINGS - In embodiments of a method, system, and device for deduplicating recordings of an audiovisual content, while a stream time is at least equal to a recording start time, and while the stream time has not yet reached a recording end time, a next chunk start time is determined and a new current chunk of the plurality of chunks is recorded, repeatedly until the next chunk start time has been reached. Chunks that each have identical chunk start times and identical chunk end times are deduplicated. | 12-03-2015 |
20160100219 | STORING SAME CHANNEL OVERLAPPING RECORDINGS - First media segments for a first media program are recorded. The first media program is scheduled to start at a first start time and end at a first end time, whereas a second media program is scheduled to start at a second start time and end at a second end time, the first end time being after the second start time. It is determined whether the first media program and the second media program are on a same channel. If so, one or more shared media segments, one of which is before all other shared media segments in the shared media segments and begins no later than the first time, are recorded. A first media program object is generated to represent a first recording of the first media program, and includes references to the first media segments and the shared media segments. | 04-07-2016 |
386293000 | Program event priority | 17 |
20110103774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDED RECORDING - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for enabling a user to configure a media receiving device to auto-extend a recording of a program beyond its scheduled end recording time. For instance, in one embodiment, a computer implemented method for extending recording of a broadcast is disclosed. The method comprises recording a program associated with a broadcast signal until a scheduled ending time; determining whether an end of program indicator within the broadcast signal has been detected in response to reaching the scheduled ending time; and extending the recording of the program associated with the broadcast signal based upon a user selected setting associated with a set of user configurable options for extended recordings. | 05-05-2011 |
20110194840 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SCHEDULING RECORDINGS OF PROGRAMMING EVENTS - Systems and methods allow for automatic scheduling of audio/video recordings made by in a digital video recorder (DVR) or similar device. The various times during which each of the programming events will be available are determined and maintained in a list. Conflicting periods of time during which multiple programming events are simultaneously received are identified, and a schedule by which each of the programming events is to be recorded is created. Conflicts can be resolved by automatically scheduling the recording of one or more programming events to occur during a re-broadcast of the event at a different time that does not conflict with the other events. | 08-11-2011 |
20110286719 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIMMING RECORDED CONTENT USING A MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION - Systems and methods for trimming recorded content or segments using a media guidance application are provided. A first program scheduled for recording during one timeslot. A determination is made that the first program will run beyond the scheduled broadcast time. The first program may be rescheduled for recording during a second larger timeslot that overlaps with the scheduled broadcast time of a second program. Content provided by the program source may be recorded during the second timeslot. The recorded content may be trimmed to remove portions of the recorded content that correspond to the second program. | 11-24-2011 |
20120002952 | CONTENT SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNIQUES - Techniques are disclosed that involve copying recorded content from a host device (e.g., a PVR) to a portable device. A storage medium within the portable device may include a portion that is assigned to store desired content received from the host device. Allocation of this portion may be based on a user selection. In embodiments, content may be automatically copied (“synchronized”) from the host device to the portable device. This copying may be based on various factors, such as previous synchronization and/or outputting activities. | 01-05-2012 |
20120224834 | Apparatus And Methods For Dynamically Optimizing Recording Schedules - In embodiments disclosed herein, television recording schedules are automatically adjusted in a digital video recording system. In at least one embodiment, the digital video recording system receives a first request to record a first program at the digital video recording system and a second recording request to record a second program at the digital video recording system. The system determines that there are insufficient resources to fulfill both the first and second recording requests. The system may set an open recording request for at least one of the first and second programs, which seeks additional scheduling data corresponding to at least one of the programs. Subsequent additional data may be received to fulfill the open recording request. In some embodiments, recording requests may be automatically rescheduled to more optimal recording times. | 09-06-2012 |
20120301117 | METHOD FOR RECORDING BROADCAST CONTENTS AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for recording content is provided. The method includes selecting a content group for recording broadcast content, assigning a preset score to the selected content group based on a recording-related history of broadcast content belonging to the selected content group, assigning a priority to the selected content group based on the assigned scores, and scheduling a recording of the broadcast content based on the assigned priority. | 11-29-2012 |
20130071092 | RECEIVERS FOR TELEVISION SIGNALS - A receiver for television signals receives and stores television signals encoded at a variable data rate. Time information is generated based on the time of receipt of the signals that defines the duration of the television signals when output in decompressed form at a substantially constant data rate. The received signals are then written to a file on a hard disk in received order together with the time information. The time information of signals stored in the file is monitored and old signals are deleted from the file such that the file stores signals corresponding to a predetermined period of time. | 03-21-2013 |
20130209071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIDEO RECORDING BASED UPON BLACKOUT EVENTS IN A VIDEO DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for managing digital video recording of alternative event data during a blackout of primary event data at a client device, the method including but not limited to receiving notification data indicating that a blackout has been cancelled for a primary event; proceeding with recording the scheduled digital video recording for the primary event; and graphically presenting the notification data of the cancelled blackout for the primary event at the client device. A system is disclosed for performing the method. | 08-15-2013 |
20130243398 | DYNAMIC TUNER ALLOCATION - In response to receiving a request, a current status of each one of a number of tuners of a television receiver may be determined. A ranking may be assigned to each one of the number of tuners based on an associated determined status. A listing may be generated based on the ranking and, when selected, a particular tuner of ranking greater than other ones of the plurality of tuners may be allocated for the recording of a particular broadcast program. | 09-19-2013 |
20130251349 | Method and system for displaying a series of recordable events - A method and system for displaying identifiers for one or more series of recordable events is described. A system, such as the system of a digital video recorder, may receive a set of recordable events data, such as a listing of all television shows to be broadcast over a two-week period. The system analyzes the set of recordable events data for determining one or more sets of recordable events, where each set includes recordable events having the same title. The system analyzes each set of recordable events to determine sub-sets of recordable events based on relationships between the recordable events of each sub-set. The system displays an identifier for each sub-set of a given set of recordable events when the given set of recordable events is selected for display. A user may select to record a sub-set of recordable events by selecting the identifier that represents the sub-set. | 09-26-2013 |
20130259452 | BROADCAST RECEIVING TERMINAL AND PROGRAM EXECUTION METHOD - Under a resource manager, unexpected blocking is prevented without calling a handler for resolving a resource contention, by assigning a priority level depending on the program that has requested for a reservation of a resource as well as by assigning a special priority level which permits a reservation of a resource without any conditions in the case of a program which is urgently needed such as an EAS module. | 10-03-2013 |
20130343730 | INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEMS WITH CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES - An interactive television system is provided in which a user can use an interactive television application to establish time-based settings. The user may set television program reminders, advance-order pay-per-view programs, schedule programs for recording and establish parental controls to prevent television viewing during certain times on certain channels. The interactive television application may be used to support video recorder functions such as personal video recorder functions implemented locally on the user's set-top box or other equipment and network-based video recorder functions implemented using servers at cable television headends and other network locations. The interactive television application may also be used to deliver video-on-demand content. When the user requests that video be delivered, conflicts may arise between the requested video delivery and the previously-established time-based settings. The interactive television application may provide the user with on-screen options that allow the user to select how to resolve these conflicts. | 12-26-2013 |
20140169769 | SERIES REMINDERS AND SERIES RECORDING FROM AN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE - An interactive television program guide system with program series reminder and recording capabilities is provided. The system allows a user to set a reminder or schedule a recording for a single episode or for each episode of a program series. In addition, other options may be provided that allow the user to determine, for example, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all channels on which the program airs or only on a selected channels, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for all episodes including reruns or only new episodes, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for network or syndicated episodes, and whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all days or only on selected days of the week. Before the scheduled broadcast time of each episode of each selected program series, the system sends a reminder message to the user that reminds the user of the program episode or sends a record command to a videocassette recorder to initiate recording of the episode. The system allows a user to view a list of all currently requested program reminders and scheduled program recordings. The user may update, change, or cancel any entry in either list or the system may automatically update the lists to match new broadcast schedule information. If the user sets a reminder or schedules a recording that conflicts with an existing reminder or recording, the system may inform the user of the conflict and allow the user to resolve the conflict or the system may resolve the conflict. | 06-19-2014 |
20140178051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOADING MORE THAN ONE VIDEO CONTENT AT A TIME - A system for loading videos includes an interactive video player is with a loader. A product configuration file in operation configures files for a user in creation of a custom video. External assets are configured for a design of an interactive layer of the video. The interactive video player in operation creates in real-time a custom video that includes a plurality of video segments. | 06-26-2014 |
20140294363 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING OVERLAPPING MEDIA CONTENT DURING SCHEDULING CONFLICTS - In many aspects, systems and methods for recording overlapping media content using interactive media guidance applications are provided. The systems and methods for recording overlapping media content generally relate to cropping overlapping portions of the media content thereby allowing a user to enjoy most of the recording wile only forgoing a portion of the beginning or the end of a program. | 10-02-2014 |
20150016803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR RECORDING CONTENT - A method and apparatus are disclosed for processing content recording requests. The method includes producing a prioritized set of recording requests from all pending recording requests, analyzing the prioritized set of requests with respect to available resources, and producing a list of content requests to be excluded from a recording schedule due to resource constraints. Content recording is performed based on results of the analysis. | 01-15-2015 |
20150319494 | CONFLICT NOTIFICATION WITH ALTERNATE PROGRAM LIST - A device receives a recording schedule for programs to record at a future time and causes, based on the recording schedule, at least some of the programs to be recorded in the device memory to create recorded content. The device detects use of the device, by a user, to initiate obtaining content that creates a conflict with the recording schedule. The device identifies alternate content, from the recorded content, that is related to the content that creates the conflict with the recording schedule. The device presents, to the user, a notification of the conflict. The notification includes a list of at least some of the alternate content from the recorded content such that the user can select alternate recorded content from the notification menu without disrupting the recording schedule. | 11-05-2015 |
386294000 | Space resolution | 2 |
20110019976 | ADAPTIVE STREAMING FOR DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for adapting playback bit rate to available delivery bandwidth in a content delivery system comprising a content server and a content player. A content player periodically estimates whether a given playback bit rate can feasibly provide complete playback for a given title assuming currently available bandwidth. If playback becomes unfeasible at a current bit rate assuming currently available bandwidth, then the content player adapts the bit rate downward until a feasible bit rate is achieved. If playback is feasible using a higher bit rate, then the content player may adapt the bit rate upward. | 01-27-2011 |
20130243399 | Television Receiver Storage Management - Various arrangements for managing television programming storage at a television receiver are presented. User input specifying a number of days for retention of each managed array of a plurality of managed arrays of television channels to be recorded by the television receiver may be received. A television service provider may select a plurality of television channels for recording as the plurality of managed arrays of television channels. Also, the television service provider may define times for recording of the plurality of television channels of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels. A first amount of storage space for storage of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels may be calculated based on the number of days for retention. The first amount of storage space of a storage medium to the plurality of managed arrays of television channels may be allocated. | 09-19-2013 |
386295000 | Space management (e.g., erasure plan, FIFO, alternate storage, etc.) | 28 |
20100310236 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO RECORDER, AND VIDEO RECORDER ADOPTING THE METHOD - A video recorder connected to a plurality of cameras and a plurality of client devices and a method of controlling the video recorder are provided. The method includes: setting a plurality of buffers, in a memory of the video recorder, corresponding to the plurality of cameras, respectively, and setting a plurality of positions in at least one buffer of the buffers for loading image data input from a corresponding camera of the plurality of cameras; loading, in the at least one buffer, the image data on given positions of the plurality of positions; and transmitting the loaded image data to the plurality of client devices so that each of the plurality of client devices receives the image data input from a same corresponding camera. | 12-09-2010 |
20110026902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DISRUPTIONS IN RECORDED PROGRAMMING - Various embodiments reduce disruptions in recorded programming, by automatically recording retransmissions of prior programming. In one embodiment, a recording manager is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The recording manager detects a disruption in a recorded program. In response, the recording manager automatically records, or schedules a recording of, a later transmission of the same program. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 02-03-2011 |
20110052156 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING STORED PROGRAMS - Systems and methods are operable to manage previously recorded programs. In at least one embodiment identifies a plurality of previously recorded programs, categorizes each one of the plurality of previously recorded programs into one of a plurality of recorded program categories, and generates a recorded program category-based graphical user interface (GUI). The recorded program category-based GUI graphically depicts the plurality of recorded program categories and graphically depicts an amount of memory capacity utilized by each of the plurality of recorded program categories based upon an amount of memory capacity utilized by the previously recorded programs. | 03-03-2011 |
20110052157 | Modular Digital Video Recorder Storage - Modular storage functionality is provided for a digital video recorder (DVR), which may be configured in such a way as to limit a user's access to the whole storage capacity, and wherein a user may choose to increase or decrease the amount of accessible storage capacity of the internal storage medium. | 03-03-2011 |
20110150430 | Media playback system and method for monitoring usage of media contents - There is provided a media playback system for monitoring usage of a plurality of media contents. The system includes a memory configured to store an analytic log file corresponding to each of the plurality of media contents. The system also includes a processor. The processor is configured to identify the analytic log file corresponding to one of the plurality of media contents. The processor is further configured to collect data relating to a plurality of events. At least one of the plurality of events relates to the usage of one of the plurality of media contents. The processor is further configured to store at least one of the plurality of events in the analytic log file. In addition, the processor is configured to send the analytic log file to a remote network server if the network connection has been detected. | 06-23-2011 |
20110293251 | Methods and Systems for Dynamically Balancing Storage of Recorded Media Content Data Between a Local Storage Device and a Network Storage Device - An exemplary method includes receiving a command input by a user to record media content, recording media content data representative of the media content in response to the command, automatically selecting at least one storage device from a local storage device and a network storage device for storage of the recorded media content data in accordance with at least one of a plurality of storage balancing factors, and storing the recorded media content data in the at least one selected storage device. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 12-01-2011 |
20110299836 | REPLACE CONTENT WITH LIKE CONTENT TO ENHANCE PROGRAM EXPERIENCE - A method and a system for replacement of programs on a video recorder based on preferences and size constraints of a video recorder. The video recorder compares recorded programs in the computer readable storage media and a schedule of programs to be recorded to a plurality of global preferences and program specific preferences specifying preferred recording quality. For each recorded program whose quality does not match a global preference or program specific preference, a listing of future programs is examined for alternate versions of the program which do match a global preference or program specific preference. | 12-08-2011 |
20110305440 | MANAGEMENT OF BUFFER CAPACITY FOR VIDEO RECORDING AND TIME SHIFT OPERATIONS - A system manages the allocation and storage of media content instance files in a storage device of a media client device. In one embodiment among others, the system includes logic for processing successive portions of received media content instances and storing received media content instances in the storage device as respective media content instance files; and a processor configured with the logic to track the size of media content instance files to provide an indication of available free space, such that the indication is independent of a first buffer space in the storage device. | 12-15-2011 |
20110311204 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING MEDIA CONTENT STREAM DATA ACCUMULATED DURING A PAUSE OF PLAYBACK FROM A BUFFER TO A PERMANENT RECORDING - Exemplary systems and methods for automatically converting media content stream data from a buffer to a permanent recording are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a media content access subsystem receiving data representative of a media content stream, temporarily storing the data representative of the media content stream within a buffer for playback to a user, detecting an input command provided by the user to pause the playback of the media content stream, pausing the playback of the media content stream, accumulating data representative of a portion of the media content stream not yet played back within the buffer, detecting an alert condition indicating that the data representative of the portion of the media content stream not yet played back is about to be lost from the buffer, and converting the data representative of the portion of the media content stream not yet played back to a permanent recording. | 12-22-2011 |
20120321284 | MANAGING DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER STORAGE FOR A PLURALITY OF USERS - A computer implemented method and apparatus for managing digital video recorder storage for one or more users. Each user in the multi-user environment is assigned an amount of program storage in the digital video recorder. Responsive to receiving a request to record a new program from a user in the multi-user environment, an associated amount of program storage assigned to the use is determined. Responsive to a determination that addition of the new program will not exceed the associated amount of program storage assigned to the user, the new program is recorded to the program storage. | 12-20-2012 |
20130034342 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A reproduction apparatus comprises a reproduction unit configured to reproduce image data from a recording medium; a recognition unit configured to recognize users in response to reproduction of selected image data; and a control unit configured to inhibit deletion of the selected image data from the recording medium, in a case where there is a user, other than users recognized by the recognition unit, who has not reproduced the selected image data among a plurality of predetermined users. | 02-07-2013 |
20130071093 | MAINTAINING VIEWER ACTIVITY INFORMATION OF A RECORDED PROGRAM FOR PROGRAM DELETION DECISIONS - Methods and apparatuses for maintaining viewer activity information of a recorded program for program deletion decisions are provided. Viewer activity information for a recorded program is collected and can be displayed automatically or on request at delete decision time. Viewer activity information can be collected manually or automatically. Program deletion can be manual or automatic based on the viewer activity information. | 03-21-2013 |
20130243400 | NOTIFICATION OF A PENDING DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER DELETION EVENT - A method and system for early notification of a pending deletion event of deleting a recording. Notification options are configured. The notification options are maintained with respect to a user profile associated with a user. Configuring the notification options includes (i) configuring a notification interval between successive notifications of the pending deletion event of deleting the recording and (ii) configuring a notification of the pending deletion event of deleting the recording that was recorded by another user. The notification of the pending deletion event of deleting the recording is sent to the user via a notification method. | 09-19-2013 |
20140037270 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING PROGRAMS USING A NETWORK RECORDING DEVICE AS SUPPLEMENTAL STORAGE - Systems and methods for recording programs using a user's equipment and a network recording device are provided. An interactive television application may determine whether the user's equipment has sufficient resources (e.g., tuners or space) to record a program selected for recording. If the interactive television application determines that the user's equipment does not have sufficient resources, the interactive television application may select, automatically or in response to a user instruction, the program for recording with a network recording device. In some embodiments, the user may have to pay for the use of the network recording device, or may be required to purchase a given tier level of service. The interactive television application may play back programs from the network recording device as VOD offerings, or may direct the network recording device to transfer recorded programs to the user's equipment when it has sufficient resources. | 02-06-2014 |
20140119713 | TERMINAL DEVICE CAPABLE OF MANAGING STORAGE CAPACITY AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - A terminal device capable of managing a storage capacity is provided. The terminal device includes a storage which stores a plurality of contents, a controller which selects candidates to be deleted according to a characteristic value from among the plurality of contents and generates a deletion candidate list, a display which displays the deletion candidate list, and an input which receives a user command to select content to be deleted from the deletion candidate list. A method of managing a storage capacity includes checking a storage capacity of a terminal device; in response to the storage capacity meeting a preset capacity condition, selecting candidates to be deleted from among a plurality of contents and generating a deletion candidate list; displaying the deletion candidate list; and deleting at least one content selected from the deletion candidate list. | 05-01-2014 |
20140270713 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DVR AND NETWORK STORAGE OF LOCALLY RECORDED CONTENT - Methods and apparatus for expanding the storage capacity of one or more DVRs in a household by attaching them to a shared network storage device are described. Recorded content is encrypted in at least some embodiments on a per customer basis rather than on a per DVR basis allowing content to be moved between devices at a customer premise and played back by any of the devices at the customer premise where the content was recorded. Network congestion delays are avoided by allowing a user to specify when content is to be locally available at a DVR and moving the content prior to the specified time, if necessary, to the local storage device in the DVR. DVRs can access, decrypt and display content stored on the network storage device that was recorded by another DVR in the same household. | 09-18-2014 |
20140286629 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VIDEO CONTENT RECORDINGS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a digital video recorder (DVR) having a controller to record video content supplied by a media communication system, establish a threshold for utilization of a memory resource of the DVR, detect a utilization of the memory resource that exceeds the threshold, generate a notice describing the utilization of the memory resource at or after the time the threshold was exceeded, identify a communication identifier associated with a portable communication device, transmit the notice to the portable communication device according to the identified communication identifier, and receive a response message from the portable communication device that includes one or more instructions to manage the memory resource of the DVR. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-25-2014 |
20150098694 | RECORDING CONTROL APPARATUS, RECORDING CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording control apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate metadata to determine whether a first subdirectory included in a first directory of a recording device includes an image to be restricted from being deleted from the recording device, and a recording control unit configured to cause the first subdirectory to record a plurality of first images and cause the first directory to record first metadata generated by the generation unit. | 04-09-2015 |
20150139619 | Media Recording Element - A media recording element having capabilities to facilitate recording media for subsequent playback. The recording element further including features associated with limited operations of a hard drive of other similarly mechanical memory under certain operating conditions so as to limit power consumption and/or memory degradation. | 05-21-2015 |
20150304602 | REDUCING DISK SPACE USAGE THROUGH LINKAGE OF A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER AND STREAMING MEDIA SOURCES - An approach for reducing disk space usage on a digital video recorder (DVR) is provided. The approach comprises determining whether a program in a recording queue of programs that are to be recorded by the digital video device is provided by a streaming media source. In response to determining that the program is provided by the streaming media source, the approach further comprises creating, on the digital video device, a placeholder for playing the program, wherein the placeholder links the program to the streaming media source. | 10-22-2015 |
20150312621 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STORING A PLURALITY OF OVERLAPPING RECORDINGS OF A SAME DIGITAL VIDEO AND/OR AUDIO STREAM - In storing of a plurality of overlapping recordings of a same digital video and/or audio stream, resource optimization is obtained through reuse of allocated resources when multiple record actions are operated on a same digital video and/or audio stream. | 10-29-2015 |
20150365717 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DVR AND NETWORK STORAGE OF LOCALLY RECORDED CONTENT - Methods and apparatus for expanding the storage capacity of one or more DVRs in a household by attaching them to a shared network storage device are described. Recorded content is encrypted in at least some embodiments on a per customer basis rather than on a per DVR basis allowing content to be moved between devices at a customer premise and played back by any of the devices at the customer premise where the content was recorded. Network congestion delays are avoided by allowing a user to specify when content is to be locally available at a DVR and moving the content prior to the specified time, if necessary, to the local storage device in the DVR. DVRs can access, decrypt and display content stored on the network storage device that was recorded by another DVR in the same household. | 12-17-2015 |
20160014451 | Method And Device For Optimizing Storage Of Recorded Video Programs | 01-14-2016 |
20160044369 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD RECORDED-PROGRAM PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a program erasure which erases a recorded program included in a plurality of recorded programs and recorded earlier than other recorded programs, and a program recorder which records, in an area from which the recorded program is erased by the program erasure, new programs broadcasted in a predetermined time zone and a time zone other than the predetermined time zone. The program erasure erases a program recorded in the predetermined time zone, later than a program recorded earliest in the time zone other than the predetermined time zone, and earlier than a program which was broadcasted in the time zone other than the predetermined time zone and was recorded after the program recorded earliest. | 02-11-2016 |
20160134926 | Televison receiver storage management - Various arrangements are presented that may involve receiving from a television service provider, timers that are used to record a managed channel array. Each of these timers define a television channel, a time period, and a date. The received timers may be set at a television receiver. User input may be received that specifies an undesired television channel that is not to be recorded according to the received plurality of timers, the undesired television channel being part of the managed channel array. An amount of storage space for the managed channel array excluding the undesired television channel may be calculated. Storage space may be allocated based upon the calculated amount of storage space for the managed channel array excluding the undesired television channel. | 05-12-2016 |
20160150270 | Storing method and Processing Device Thereof - A storing method comprises sequentially storing at least one first media content into at least one first fragment of a storage device, and storing corresponding at least one first media metadata into a first media metadata writing storage window; and when the storage device reaches a storage limit and at least one second media content and corresponding at least one second media metadata are intended continuously to be stored into the storage device, converting the first media metadata writing storage window into a second media metadata reserving storage window to reserve the at least one first media metadata, and sequentially overwriting at least one second fragment of the storage device with the at least one second media content and storing the corresponding at least one second media metadata into a second media metadata writing storage window. | 05-26-2016 |
20160165175 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RE-RECORDING CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH RE-EMERGED POPULARITY - Systems and methods for re-recording content associated with popularity that re-emerged are provided. A plurality of media assets is recorded. Responsive to determining that popularity of a given one of the plurality of media assets fell below a first threshold, the given media asset is selected for deletion and the given media asset is added to a list of a plurality of media assets that have been selected for deletion. Popularity for the given media asset in the list is retrieved after selecting the given media asset for deletion. The retrieved popularity of the given media asset, which previously fell below the first threshold, is compared to a second threshold. In response to determining that the retrieved popularity of the given media asset, which previously fell below the first threshold, is now above the second threshold, an action relating to re-recording the given media asset is performed. | 06-09-2016 |
20220141417 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATION OF RECORDING DEVICES SUCH AS DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERS (DVRs) - According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to transfer a stored representation of a television program from a first recording device to a second recording device; and transferring the stored representation from the first recording device to the second recording device, where the representation is stored on the second recording device and made available for later output. | 05-05-2022 |