Centralized resource manager and resource conflicts in a home area network
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1. A method in a HAN for resolving conflicts, the HAN comprising a CRM and a reservations database, the reservations database comprising representations of a plurality of preexisting media pipelines, the method comprising:
- receiving a user request for a live session;
identifying a conflict between the user request and the plurality of preexisting media pipelines in the reservations database;
requesting an indication from the user to override current access to a predetermined media pipeline; and
overriding current access to the predetermined media pipeline if the user indicates that the current access should be overridden.
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Abstract
A content resource manager (CRM) in a home area network is configured to determine if a conflict exists between current use of a media pipeline and a requested use of the media pipeline. If a conflict exists, the CRM requests the user to indicate if a current use of a media pipeline should be discontinued and the desired program retrieved. The CRM may provide the user with a plurality of media pipelines to select from to override over which the desired program may be provided.
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1. A method in a HAN for resolving conflicts, the HAN comprising a CRM and a reservations database, the reservations database comprising representations of a plurality of preexisting media pipelines, the method comprising:
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receiving a user request for a live session;
identifying a conflict between the user request and the plurality of preexisting media pipelines in the reservations database;
requesting an indication from the user to override current access to a predetermined media pipeline; and
overriding current access to the predetermined media pipeline if the user indicates that the current access should be overridden. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer readable medium containing instructions to cause a computer in a HAN to resolve conflicts, the HAN comprising a reservations database, the reservations database comprising representations of a plurality of preexisting media pipelines, the instruction causing the computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a user request for a live session;
identifying a conflict between the user request and the plurality of preexisting media pipelines in the reservations database;
requesting an indication from the user to override current access to a predetermined media pipeline; and
overriding current access to the predetermined media pipeline if the user indicates that the current access should be overridden. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for managing a plurality of media pipelines for providing media content to a user through at least one device, the apparatus comprising:
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an input configured to receive media from at least one media source;
at least one tuner configured to separate media content received from at least one media source;
a controller configured to receive selections of desired media content from a user and control the at least one tuner to separate predetermined media content selected by a user, the controller being configured to determine if two or more user selections require utilization of the same media pipeline and to redirect selected content to the media pipeline based upon an indication from the user to override content already on the media pipeline.
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