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Television receiver storage management

  • US 9,031,385 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2013
  • Issued: 05/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for managing television programming storage, the system comprising:

  • a television receiver, comprising;

    one or more tuners configured to receive television programming via a television service provider distribution network;

    a television interface configured to output the television programming to a display device;

    one or more processors; and

    a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

    receive user input via a user interface of the television receiver specifying a number of days for retention of each managed array of a plurality of managed arrays of television channels to be recorded by a television receiver, wherein;

    a television service provider selects a plurality of television channels for recording within the plurality of managed arrays of television channels;

    receive, via a tuner of the one or more tuners, from the television service provider distribution network, indications of time periods for recording of the plurality of television channels of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels;

    calculate a first amount of storage space for storage of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels based on the number of days for retention; and

    allocate the first amount of storage space of a storage medium to the plurality of managed arrays of television channels.

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