Method of managing the recording of audiovisual documents in a terminal selected among a plurality of terminals, and an associated terminal
First Claim
1. A method of managing recordings of audio or audiovisual documents within a communication network comprising a plurality of audiovisual terminals furnished with recording means, the audiovisual documents to be recorded and the terminals being associated with attributes;
- the method comprising;
introducing by a user of a maximum level of morality accessible from a terminal,calculating a value of fit between the document and a terminal;
the value of fit being calculated by comparing the attributes of the audiovisual document and the attributes associated with the audiovisual terminal, the value of fit being all the higher the greater the similarity between these attributes, the morality of the document and the maximum level of morality accessible from the terminal being compared;
in order to bar the recording of the document in a terminal if the morality level of this document is higher than the morality level of this terminalrepeating the step calculating by calculating a value of fit for each terminal liable to record it and taking into account the morality level;
selecting the terminal for recording the document whose value of fit is greatest; and
recording of the document in the selected terminal.
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Abstract
A communication network performs a method of managing recordings. The communication network comprises a plurality of audiovisual terminals furnished with recording means. The method comprises determining the most adapted terminal among the plurality for recording a specific document. Values of fit are calculated from attributes associated with the document and attributes associated with each terminal. The terminal whose value of fit is the greatest is selected and used for recording this document. The morality of the document and the maximum level of morality accessible from the terminal being compared in order to barre the recording of the document in a terminal if the morality level of this document is higher than the morality level of this terminal.
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1. A method of managing recordings of audio or audiovisual documents within a communication network comprising a plurality of audiovisual terminals furnished with recording means, the audiovisual documents to be recorded and the terminals being associated with attributes;
- the method comprising;
introducing by a user of a maximum level of morality accessible from a terminal, calculating a value of fit between the document and a terminal;
the value of fit being calculated by comparing the attributes of the audiovisual document and the attributes associated with the audiovisual terminal, the value of fit being all the higher the greater the similarity between these attributes, the morality of the document and the maximum level of morality accessible from the terminal being compared;
in order to bar the recording of the document in a terminal if the morality level of this document is higher than the morality level of this terminalrepeating the step calculating by calculating a value of fit for each terminal liable to record it and taking into account the morality level; selecting the terminal for recording the document whose value of fit is greatest; and recording of the document in the selected terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- the method comprising;
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9. The audiovisual terminal furnished with means for recording audio or audiovisual documents and connected to a communication network, the documents to be recorded being associated with attributes characterizing them, the terminals being associated with attributes relating to their characteristics and/or their uses;
- wherein the terminal comprises a means for introducing by a user of a maximum level of morality accessible from the terminal, a means for calculating a value representing the fit between a document to be recorded and the terminal, the value of fit being calculated by comparing the attributes of the audiovisual document and the attributes associated with the terminal, the value of fit being all the higher the greater the similarity between these attributes, the morality of the document and the maximum level of morality accessible from the terminal being compared in order to bar the recording of the document in the terminal if the morality level of this document is higher than the morality level of the terminal, the recording means being activated or otherwise so as to record this document according to the value calculated and if the morality level allows the recording in the terminal.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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