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Method to enable cooperative processing and resource sharing between set-top boxes, personal computers, and local devices

  • US 8,584,180 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2012
  • Issued: 11/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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