Method to enable cooperative processing and resource sharing between set-top boxes, personal computers, and local devices
First Claim
1. A video device, comprising:
- a local memory;
a communications element for communicating with the local memory, the local memory storing an electronic programming guide application and an electronic programming guide; and
a processing element for determining when the local memory lacks capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide;
the processing element causing the communications element to communicate with another device to transmit a resource request to the another device to download the additional time of the electronic programming guide to storage in the another device upon the local memory lacking capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide.
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Abstract
A system and method for resource sharing are provided. The method includes storing an electronic programming guide (EPG) application and an EPG, determining when local memory of a local video device lacks capacity to download additional time of the EPG, and communicating with another device to transmit a resource request to the other device to download the additional time of the EPG to storage in the other device. The method also includes processing for display monitoring data that indicates remaining storage space in the storage of the other device, querying the other device to determine what programming is being viewed, and processing controls included in the EPG application that enable access to the storage of the other device to interact with the EPG stored on the other device through the local video device to schedule a programming event at the local video device.
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20 Claims
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1. A video device, comprising:
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a local memory; a communications element for communicating with the local memory, the local memory storing an electronic programming guide application and an electronic programming guide; and a processing element for determining when the local memory lacks capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide; the processing element causing the communications element to communicate with another device to transmit a resource request to the another device to download the additional time of the electronic programming guide to storage in the another device upon the local memory lacking capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of resource sharing, comprising:
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storing an electronic programming guide application and an electronic programming guide; determining when local memory of a local video device lacks capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide; and communicating with another device to transmit a resource request to the another device to download the additional time of the electronic programming guide to storage in the another device upon the local memory lacking capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium on which is encoded instructions for performing:
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storing an electronic programming guide application and an electronic programming guide; determining when local memory of a local video device lacks capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide; and communicating with another device to transmit a resource request to the another device to download the additional time of the electronic programming guide to storage in the another device upon the local memory lacking capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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