Personal Video Recording With Storage Space Requirement Checking

• US 20070280631A1
• Filed: 08/14/2007
• Published: 12/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Brown, Michael, Hately, Andrew, Paolini, Michael, Boston, Stephen
• Granted Patent: US 8,571,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/295
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

Administration of storage space requirements on personal video recorders (“PVRs”), including recording a show having a storage space requirement, and incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement. Embodiments include tracking a recording period for the show and actual storage space used during the recording period; comparing the storage space used with an amount of storage space projected to be used during the tracked recording period; and incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement if the storage space used is greater than the storage space projected to be used. Embodiments include incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement in accordance with a predetermined overallocation rate. Embodiments include incrementing a show'"'"'s storage space requirement in dependence upon genre.

Claims

1. A method for administration of storage space requirements on a personal video recorder (“

PVR”

), the method comprising;

recording a show having a storage space requirement; and

incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement further comprises incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement in accordance with a predetermined overallocation rate.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the show further comprises a genre and the method further comprises selecting the overallocation rate in dependence upon the genre.

4. A system for administration of storage space requirements on a personal video recorder (“

PVR”

), the system comprising;

means for recording a show having a storage space requirement; and

means for incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein means for incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement further comprises means for incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement in accordance with a predetermined overallocation rate.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the show further comprises a genre and the system further comprises means for selecting the overallocation rate in dependence upon the genre.

7. A computer program product for administration of storage space requirements on a personal video recorder (“

PVR”

), the computer program product comprising;

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for recording a show having a storage space requirement; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for incrementing the show'"'"'s storage space requirement in accordance with a predetermined overallocation rate.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the show further comprises a genre and the computer program product further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting the overallocation rate in dependence upon the genre.