MANAGEMENT OF BUFFER CAPACITY FOR VIDEO RECORDING AND TIME SHIFT OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A system for managing the storage of media content instances stored in a media client device, comprising:
- at least one component including logic for receiving and processing successive portions of media content instances;
a storage device for storing received media content instances as media content instance files, each said respective media content instance file corresponding to a received media content instance, said storage device including a first buffer and a second buffer; and
a processor configured with logic for;
determining available storage space in the storage device for storing media content instances; and
providing information indicating the available storage space, such that an indication in the provided information is independent of the size of the first buffer.
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Abstract
A system manages the allocation and storage of media content instance files in a storage device of a media client device. In one embodiment among others, the system includes logic for processing successive portions of received media content instances and storing received media content instances in the storage device as respective media content instance files; and a processor configured with the logic to track the size of media content instance files to provide an indication of available free space, such that the indication is independent of a first buffer space in the storage device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing the storage of media content instances stored in a media client device, comprising:
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at least one component including logic for receiving and processing successive portions of media content instances; a storage device for storing received media content instances as media content instance files, each said respective media content instance file corresponding to a received media content instance, said storage device including a first buffer and a second buffer; and a processor configured with logic for; determining available storage space in the storage device for storing media content instances; and providing information indicating the available storage space, such that an indication in the provided information is independent of the size of the first buffer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing storage of media content instances in a media device, comprising the steps of:
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storing received media content instances in the media device, wherein the media device includes a first buffer and a second buffer for storing received media content instances; determining available storage space in the media device for storing media content instances, wherein the determined available storage space is independent of the size of the first buffer; and providing visual information corresponding to the available storage space. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. A method for managing storage of media content instances in a media device, comprising:
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receiving media content instances in the media device, said media device including a first buffer and a second buffer for storing received media content instances, wherein the first buffer is designated for storing buffered media content instances and the second buffer is designated for storing permanent media content instances; providing visual information corresponding to available storage space in the media device for storing media content instances, wherein the provided visual information is independent of the size of the first buffer, - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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