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Personalized time-shifted programming

  • US 8,572,272 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2010
  • Issued: 10/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A playback device comprising:

  • a memory to store a segment of a digital content; and

    logic circuitry, coupled to the memory, to;

    maintain a head pointer identifying a logical beginning of the segment of the digital content in memory;

    maintain a content counter, wherein the counter is initially set to the head pointer of the segment of the digital content, and wherein the counter advances through corresponding positions within the segment of the digital content in memory during a rendering session;

    determine an unconsumed portion of the digital content to be placed within the memory based at least in part on a difference between a position of the head pointer and a position indicated by the content counter; and

    replace at least a consumed portion of the segment of the digital content with the determined unconsumed portion of the digital content.

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