Networked personal video recording system
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1. A method for networking a plurality of television recording devices, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a plurality of television signals;
tuning each of said television signals in one of a plurality of tuners;
buffering said television signals on a storage medium in at least one PVR media server;
coupling a plurality of clients, over a network, to said PVR media server;
assigning at least two of said clients to one or more of said tuners; and
transferring, over said network, buffered television signals to said clients.
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Abstract
A networked personal video recording (“PVR”) system couples a plurality of clients to one or more PVR media servers over a network. One or more PVR media servers include television tuners to tune television signals. A storage medium buffers the television signals to implement PVR functionality. For example, the PVR media server records television programs for clients. Clients are assigned to television tuners, and the clients display television programs received at the assigned tuner. The network transfers the buffered television signals to the clients.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for networking a plurality of television recording devices, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of television signals;
tuning each of said television signals in one of a plurality of tuners;
buffering said television signals on a storage medium in at least one PVR media server;
coupling a plurality of clients, over a network, to said PVR media server;
assigning at least two of said clients to one or more of said tuners; and
transferring, over said network, buffered television signals to said clients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a plurality of clients for displaying television signals;
at least one PVR media server coupled to receive a plurality of television signals, said PVR media server comprising;
a plurality of television tuners for tuning each of said television signals, so as to assign at least two of said clients to one or more of said tuners;
storage medium, coupled to said television tuners, for buffering said television signals; and
a network for coupling said clients to said PVR media server and for transferring said buffered television signals to said clients. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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