Managing digital video recorder storage for a plurality of users
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- a digital video recorder (DVR) calculating, for each user of a plurality of users of the DVR, a ratio of a number of programs recorded on the DVR for the user to a number of recorded programs deleted from the DVR for the user without viewing by the user, thereby forming a plurality of ratios; and
the DVR determining, utilizing the plurality of ratios, a recorded program to delete from the DVR, wherein the step of determining the recorded program to delete from the DVR comprises the steps of;
the DVR determining a user of the plurality of users having a highest ratio among the plurality of ratios; and
the DVR determining that the recorded program has an association with the determined user, the association having been established in the DVR prior to the DVR recording the recorded program; and
the DVR deleting the determined recorded program from a hard drive of the DVR.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and apparatus for managing digital video recorder storage for one or more users. Each user in the multi-user environment is assigned an amount of program storage in the digital video recorder. Responsive to receiving a request to record a new program from a user in the multi-user environment, an associated amount of program storage assigned to the use is determined. Responsive to a determination that addition of the new program will not exceed the associated amount of program storage assigned to the user, the new program is recorded to the program storage.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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a digital video recorder (DVR) calculating, for each user of a plurality of users of the DVR, a ratio of a number of programs recorded on the DVR for the user to a number of recorded programs deleted from the DVR for the user without viewing by the user, thereby forming a plurality of ratios; and the DVR determining, utilizing the plurality of ratios, a recorded program to delete from the DVR, wherein the step of determining the recorded program to delete from the DVR comprises the steps of; the DVR determining a user of the plurality of users having a highest ratio among the plurality of ratios; and the DVR determining that the recorded program has an association with the determined user, the association having been established in the DVR prior to the DVR recording the recorded program; and the DVR deleting the determined recorded program from a hard drive of the DVR. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product comprising a computer readable tangible storage device and program instructions stored on the computer readable tangible storage device, the program instructions, when carried out by a processor of a digital video recorder (DVR), implement a method comprising the steps of:
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the DVR calculating, for each user of a plurality of users of the DVR, a ratio of a number of programs recorded on the DVR for the user to a number of recorded programs deleted from the DVR for the user without viewing by the user, thereby forming a plurality of ratios; and the DVR determining, utilizing the plurality of ratios, a recorded program to delete from the DVR, wherein the step of determining the recorded program to delete from the DVR comprises the steps of; the DVR determining a user of the plurality of users having a highest ratio among the plurality of ratios; and the DVR determining that the recorded program has an association with the determined user, the association having been established in the DVR prior to the DVR recording the recorded program; and the DVR deleting the determined recorded program from a hard drive of the DVR. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A digital video recorder (DVR) comprising a processor and a computer readable tangible storage device, the computer readable tangible storage device storing program instructions that, when carried out by the processor, implement a method comprising the steps of:
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the DVR calculating, for each user of a plurality of users of the DVR, a ratio of a number of programs recorded on the DVR for the user to a number of recorded programs deleted from the DVR for the user without viewing by the user, thereby forming a plurality of ratios; and the DVR determining, utilizing the plurality of ratios, a recorded program to delete from the DVR, wherein the step of determining the recorded program to delete from the DVR comprises the steps of; the DVR determining a user of the plurality of users having a highest ratio among the plurality of ratios; and the DVR determining that the recorded program has an association with the determined user, the association having been established in the DVR prior to the DVR recording the recorded program; and the DVR deleting the determined recorded program from a hard drive of the DVR. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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