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Systems and methods for managing a status change of a multimedia asset in multimedia delivery systems

  • US 20070168539A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2005
  • Published: 07/19/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing a status change in a multimedia delivery network, the method comprising:

  • determining a current status of a multimedia asset, the multimedia asset available from a first source;

    gathering information related to a pending change of the current status of the multimedia asset;

    checking if a substantially equivalent multimedia asset will be available from an alternative source after the pending change in status occurs; and

    when a substantially equivalent multimedia asset is not available from an alternative source after the pending change in status occurs, applying criteria to decide whether or not to record a copy of the multimedia asset locally before the pending change in status occurs.

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