Coordinated Recording System
First Claim
1. A method for enabling storage of a selected video program scheduled to be presented at a first display station, said first display station including a first display device and a first control unit, said first control unit including a first storage unit, said first control unit being selectively operable for controlling recording of said selected video program, said method comprising:
- determining that storage space required to store said selected video program exceeds storage space available within said first storage unit;
accessing storage units at additional control units until a cumulative total of storage space available at said additional control units is sufficient to store said selected video program; and
storing different portions of said selected video program at different ones of said additional storage units until all of said selected video program has been stored.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided in which one DVR device is able to coordinate scheduling of selected TV shows with other DVRs in an interconnected or network environment which includes additional remote recording resources. If one DVR is unable to perform the recording of a selected TV show, other interconnected DVR devices are accessed to record one or more portions of the selected TV program. When a user desires a playback of the recording, the recorded program is played-back from the various networked multiple storage resources, each of which may contain one or more portions of the recorded program.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for enabling storage of a selected video program scheduled to be presented at a first display station, said first display station including a first display device and a first control unit, said first control unit including a first storage unit, said first control unit being selectively operable for controlling recording of said selected video program, said method comprising:
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determining that storage space required to store said selected video program exceeds storage space available within said first storage unit; accessing storage units at additional control units until a cumulative total of storage space available at said additional control units is sufficient to store said selected video program; and storing different portions of said selected video program at different ones of said additional storage units until all of said selected video program has been stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A programmed medium, said programmed medium being selectively accessible by a computer system to provide program signals, said program signals being operable for enabling storage of a selected video program scheduled to be presented at a first display station, said first display station including a first display device and a first control unit, said first control unit including a first storage unit, said first control unit being selectively operable for controlling recording of said selected video program, said program signals being further operable for:
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determining that storage space required to store said selected video program exceeds storage space available within said first storage unit; accessing storage units at additional control units until a cumulative total of storage space available at said additional control units is sufficient to store said selected video program; and storing different portions of said selected video program at different ones of said additional storage units until all of said selected video program has been stored. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for enabling storage of a selected video program scheduled to be presented at a first display station, said system comprising:
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a first display station including a first display device and a first control unit, said first control unit including a first storage unit, said first control unit being selectively operable for controlling recording of said selected video program; means for determining that storage space required to store said selected video program exceeds storage space available within said first storage unit; means for accessing storage units at additional control units until a cumulative total of storage space available at said additional control units is sufficient to store said selected video program; and means for storing different portions of said selected video program at different ones of said additional storage units until all of said selected video program has been stored. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification