Resource management for a networked personal video recording system
First Claim
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1. A method for networking a plurality of clients in a personal video recording (“
- PVR”
) system, 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;
receiving at least one request from each of at least two clients for at least one service in said PVR system; and
allocating resources of said PVR system to said clients, as appropriate, to delivery said service 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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17 Claims
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1. A method for networking a plurality of clients in a personal video recording (“
- PVR”
) system, 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;
receiving at least one request from each of at least two clients for at least one service in said PVR system; and
allocating resources of said PVR system to said clients, as appropriate, to delivery said service to said clients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A personal video recording (“
- PVR”
) media server comprising;
input for receiving a plurality of television signals;
a plurality of tuners for tuning each of said television signals;
storage medium for buffering said television signals;
network interface for coupling a plurality of clients, over a network, to said PVR media server; and
said PVR media server for receiving at least one request from each of at least two clients for at least one service in said PVR system, and for allocating resources of said PVR system to said clients, as appropriate, to delivery said service to said clients. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A personal video recording (“
- PVR”
) system comprising;
at least one PVR media server comprising;
input for receiving a plurality of television signals;
a plurality of tuners for tuning each of said television signals;
storage medium for buffering said television signals;
network; and
a plurality of clients, coupled over said network to said PVR media server, for receiving at least one request from each of at least two clients for at least one service in said PVR system, and for allocating resources of said PVR system to said clients, as appropriate, to delivery said service to said clients.
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