DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING SYSTEM
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1. A method, comprising:
- associating a channel metaphor with a Universal Resource Locator (URL);
in response to receiving a user command to access the channel metaphor, using the channel metaphor to access the URL and displaying a resultant Web page associated with the URL;
wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.
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Abstract
A data storage management and scheduling system schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of television and Web page program material on a client system storage medium. A schedule of time versus available storage space is generated that is optimal for the viewer'"'"'s scheduled program recordings. The programs include television broadcast programs and Universal Resource Locators (URLs). A program is recorded if at all times between when the recording would be initiated and when it expires, sufficient space is available to hold it. All scheduling conflicts are resolved as early as possible.
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15 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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associating a channel metaphor with a Universal Resource Locator (URL); in response to receiving a user command to access the channel metaphor, using the channel metaphor to access the URL and displaying a resultant Web page associated with the URL; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus, comprising:
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a subsystem in a multimedia recording device that associates a channel metaphor with a Universal Resource Locator (URL); a subsystem in the multimedia recording device that, in response to receiving a user command to access the channel metaphor, using the channel metaphor to access the URL and displaying a resultant Web page associated with the URL. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software instructions, which when executed by a processor, perform:
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associating a channel metaphor with a Universal Resource Locator (URL); in response to receiving a user command to access the channel metaphor, using the channel metaphor to access the URL and displaying a resultant Web page associated with the URL; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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