Prioritization for video acquisition
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1. A method for prioritizing video acquisition, comprising:
- receiving a request to schedule the acquisition of a video program;
accessing an attribute of the requested video program;
analyzing said attribute, wherein said analyzing of said attribute determines a value of said attribute;
determining an acquisition prioritization with respect to said attribute, based on said value of said attribute; and
acquiring future programs based on said acquisition prioritization.
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Abstract
Described herein is technology for, among other things, prioritizing video acquisition. The video acquisition may be prioritized implicitly, explicitly or a combination of both. Implicit prioritization involves receiving a request to acquire a video program. An attribute of the program is then analyzed to determine its value. The acquisition prioritization is then set based on this value. With explicit prioritization, the user is allowed to manually set the acquisition prioritization. In either case, future programs are then acquired based on the acquisition prioritization.
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1. A method for prioritizing video acquisition, comprising:
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receiving a request to schedule the acquisition of a video program; accessing an attribute of the requested video program; analyzing said attribute, wherein said analyzing of said attribute determines a value of said attribute; determining an acquisition prioritization with respect to said attribute, based on said value of said attribute; and acquiring future programs based on said acquisition prioritization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for prioritizing video acquisition, comprising:
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providing a user with a list of possible values of a video attribute, wherein said attribute is associated with the delivery of a video program, wherein further said values comprise an assortment of manners by which video content is able to be delivered; enabling said user to rank said possible values in order of preference to said user; acquiring future video programs based on said user'"'"'s ranking of said possible values. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for prioritizing video acquisition, comprising:
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one or more inputs for receiving a video program; a scheduling portion operable to receive requests for scheduling the acquisition of said video program; an analyzing portion operable to access an attribute of the requested program and analyze said attribute to determine a value of said attribute, wherein said attribute is associated with the delivery of said video program, and wherein further said value represents one of an assortment of manners by which video content is able to be delivered to said system; a prioritization portion operable to determine an acquisition prioritization with respect to said attribute, based on said value of said attribute; and an acquisition portion coupled with said one or more inputs, said acquisition portion operable to acquire future programs based on said acquisition prioritization. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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