Optimizing Data Rates For Video Services to a Subscriber
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1. A method for optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an indication of whether incoming video signals to a set-top box corresponding to the subscriber are being recorded;
receiving an indication of whether video content corresponding to the video signals being recorded is being simultaneously viewed by the subscriber; and
reducing a data rate for storing the video content that is not simultaneously being viewed by the subscriber.
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Abstract
A method for optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber that includes receiving an indication of whether incoming video signals to a set-top box corresponding to the subscriber are being recorded, receiving an indication of whether video content corresponding to the video signals being recorded is being simultaneously viewed by the subscriber, and reducing a data rate for storing the video content that is not simultaneously being viewed by the subscriber.
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1. A method for optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an indication of whether incoming video signals to a set-top box corresponding to the subscriber are being recorded; receiving an indication of whether video content corresponding to the video signals being recorded is being simultaneously viewed by the subscriber; and reducing a data rate for storing the video content that is not simultaneously being viewed by the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber, said system comprising:
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a server coupled to a set-top box over a digital subscriber link, the server configured to; receive from a set-top box an indication of whether incoming video signals to the set-top box corresponding to the subscriber are being recorded and an indication of whether video content corresponding to the video signals being recorded is being simultaneously viewed by the subscriber, the server further configured to reduce a data rate for storing the video content that is not simultaneously being viewed by the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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