Methods, systems, and products for conserving bandwidth
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1. A method to conserve bandwidth, comprising:
- receiving a notification from a customer'"'"'s device that indicates media will be recorded;
comparing available bandwidth to required bandwidth to deliver the media to the customer'"'"'s device; and
when the required bandwidth exceeds the available bandwidth, then deferring delivery of the media to a period of lesser demand.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for conserving bandwidth. A notification is received from a customer'"'"'s device that indicates media will be recorded/saved to memory. The available bandwidth is compared to required bandwidth to deliver the media to the customer'"'"'s device. When the required bandwidth exceeds the available bandwidth, then delivery of the media is deferred to a period of lesser demand.
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1. A method to conserve bandwidth, comprising:
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receiving a notification from a customer'"'"'s device that indicates media will be recorded; comparing available bandwidth to required bandwidth to deliver the media to the customer'"'"'s device; and when the required bandwidth exceeds the available bandwidth, then deferring delivery of the media to a period of lesser demand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for conserving bandwidth, comprising:
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a processor communicating with memory, the memory storing processor-executable instructions for receiving a notification from a customer'"'"'s device that indicates media will be recorded; comparing available bandwidth to required bandwidth to deliver the media to the customer'"'"'s device; and when the required bandwidth exceeds the available bandwidth, then deferring delivery of the media to a period of lesser demand. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product storing processor-executable instructions for:
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receiving a notification from a customer'"'"'s device that indicates media will be recorded; comparing available bandwidth to required bandwidth to deliver the media to the customer'"'"'s device; and when the required bandwidth exceeds the available bandwidth, then deferring delivery of the media to a period of lesser demand. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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