Methods, systems, and products for recording media to a restoration server

• US 7,647,464 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2007
• Issued: 01/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Weaver, Timothy H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Verbrugge; Kevin
• Application Number:
  US11/703,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20070255915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 711/162
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1461 Backup scheduling policy
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication

Abstract

Methods, devices, and products are disclosed for recording media. An input is received via a user interface to record media. An entry is created in a recording schedule to record the media. The recording schedule is sent to a restoration server, such that the recording schedule is mirrored to the restoration server.

Claims

1. A method for recording media, comprising:

receiving an input via a user interface to record media;

creating an entry in a recording schedule to record the media, the media being recorded at a user device in response to the recording schedule;

sending the recording schedule to a restoration server,

wherein the recording schedule is mirrored to the restoration server, the restoration server for recording the media in response to the recording schedule to create a duplicate recording of the media at the restoration server;

sending a notification by the user device to the restoration server, the notification causing the restoration server to simultaneously record the media while the user device is recording the media, wherein the notification indicates that the media is being recorded on the user device;

maintaining a catalog of recorded items and sending the catalog to the restoration server, the catalog comprising;

currently available media, and

personal media which is only stored on the user device and not currently available; and

responsive to the restoration server requesting, from the user device, the personal media which is only stored on the user device and not currently available, transmitting the personal media by the user device to the restoration server for recording a second copy of the personal media by the restoration server.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein when a recording mode at the user device is invoked to record the media at the user device, the user device sends a recording notification message to the restoration server for the restoration server to duplicate the media being recorded by the user device.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the personal media comprises media that is not obtainable elsewhere including home movies, still images, and unique media.

4. A method for recording media, comprising:

receiving a user'"'"'s recording schedule indicating what media is scheduled for recording by the user'"'"'s device;

mirroring the recording schedule in a restoration server such that the media is also scheduled for recording by the restoration server;

receiving a recording notification message that indicates the media is being recorded by the user'"'"'s device;

in response to the recording notification message that indicates the media is being recorded by the user'"'"'s device, simultaneously recording the media to the restoration server to create a duplicate recording of the media at the restoration server, wherein the restoration server mirrors the media recorded to the user'"'"'s device;

receiving a catalog of recorded items, the catalog comprising;

currently available media, and

personal media which is only stored on the user device and not currently available;

requesting, from the user'"'"'s device, the personal media which is only stored on the user'"'"'s device and not currently available; and

receiving the personal media from the user'"'"'s device to record a second copy of the personal media.

5. A method according to claim 4, further comprising receiving a preference that indicates what items in the catalog shall be tagged for restoration by the restoration server.

6. A method according to claim 4, further comprising identifying a package of media that may appeal to the user and sending the package of media to the user'"'"'s device, the package of media populating the user'"'"'s device.

17. A method according to claim 4, further comprising comparing items in the catalog of recorded items that reside on the user'"'"'s device to a database of available media, and creating a duplicate recording of items that reside on the user'"'"'s device that are not found in the database of available media.

7. A device, comprising:

a processor communicating with a user interface,

the processor receiving an input via the user interface to record media,

the processor creating an entry in a recording schedule to record the media, the media being recorded at a user device in response to the recording schedule, and

the processor sending the recording schedule to a restoration server,

wherein the processor mirrors the recording schedule to the restoration server, the restoration server for recording the media in response to the recording schedule to create a duplicate recording of the media at the restoration server; and

wherein the processor;

sends a notification to the restoration server, the notification causing the restoration server to simultaneously record the media while a device is recording the media, wherein the notification indicates that the media is being recorded on the device;

maintains a catalog of recorded items and sends the catalog to the restoration server, the catalog comprising;

currently available media, and

personal media which is only stored on the device and not currently available; and

responsive to the restoration server requesting, from the device, the personal media which is only stored on the device and not currently available, transmit the personal media to the restoration server for recording a second copy of the personal media by the restoration server.

8. A device according to claim 7, wherein when the media is recorded, the processor sends a recording notification message to the restoration server to notify the restoration server that the media is being recorded.

9. A device according to claim 7, wherein the processor receives a preference via the user interface that indicates what items in the catalog shall be tagged for restoration.

10. A device, comprising:

a processor communicating with a network interface and with memory,

the processor receiving a user'"'"'s recording schedule via the network interface, the recording schedule indicating what media is scheduled for recording by the user'"'"'s device,

the processor mirroring the recording schedule to the memory such that the media is also scheduled for recording,

the processor receiving a recording notification message via the network interface that indicates the media is being recorded by the user'"'"'s device, and

in response to the recording notification message indicating that the media is being recorded by the user'"'"'s device, the processor receives the media via the network interface and simultaneously records the media to the memory to create a duplicate recording of the media at the restoration server at the same time the user'"'"'s device records the media, wherein the device mirrors the media recorded by the user'"'"'s device; and

wherein the processor;

receives a catalog of recorded items, the catalog comprising;

currently available media, and

personal media which is only stored on the user'"'"'s device and not currently available;

request, from the user'"'"'s device, the personal media which is only stored on the user'"'"'s device and not currently available; and

receive the personal media from the user'"'"'s device to record a second copy of the personal media.

11. A device according to claim 10, wherein the processor receives a preference that indicates what items in the catalog shall be tagged for restoration.

12. A device according to claim 10, wherein the processor identifies a package of media that may appeal to the user and the processor sends the package of media to the user'"'"'s device, the package of media populating the user'"'"'s device.

13. A computer program product storing computer code for performing:

receiving an input via a user interface to record media;

creating an entry in a recording schedule to record the media, the media being recorded at a user device in response to the recording schedule;

sending the recording schedule to a restoration server,

wherein the recording schedule is mirrored to the restoration server, the restoration server for recording the media in response to the recording schedule to create a duplicate recording of the media at the restoration server;

sending a notification to the restoration server, the notification causing the restoration server to simultaneously record the media while a device is recording the media, wherein the notification indicates that the media is being recorded on the device;

maintaining a catalog of recorded items and sends the catalog to the restoration server, the catalog comprising;

currently available media, and

personal media which is only stored on the device and not currently available; and

responsive to the restoration server requesting, from the device, the personal media which is only stored on the device and not currently available, transmitting the personal media to the restoration server for recording a second copy of the personal media by the restoration server.

14. A computer program product according to claim 13, further comprising computer code for sending a recording notification message to the restoration server when the media is recorded, such that the restoration server is notified when the media is recorded.

15. A computer program product storing computer code for performing:

receiving a user'"'"'s recording schedule indicating what media is scheduled for recording by the user'"'"'s device;

mirroring the recording schedule in a restoration server such that the media is also scheduled for recording by the restoration server;

receiving a recording notification message that indicates the media is being recorded by the user'"'"'s device;

in response to the recording notification message, simultaneously recording the media to the restoration server to create a duplicate recording of the media at the restoration server while the user'"'"'s device records the media, wherein the restoration server mirrors the media recorded to the user'"'"'s device;

receiving a catalog of recorded items, the catalog comprising;

currently available media, and

personal media which is only stored on the user device and not currently available;

requesting, from the user'"'"'s device, the personal media which is only stored on the user'"'"'s device and not currently available; and

receiving the personal media from the user'"'"'s device to record a second copy of the personal media.

16. A computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising computer code for i) receiving the catalog of recorded items that reside on the user'"'"'s device and ii) receiving a preference that indicates what items in the catalog shall be tagged for restoration by the restoration server.