Systems and methods for managing storage space
First Claim
1. A method for managing storage space of media assets stored on a storage device, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a media asset;
determining, using control circuitry, whether the selected media asset belongs to a series, wherein an order is assigned to media assets in the series;
in response to determining that the selected media asset belongs to the series, retrieving information regarding a last viewed media asset of the series;
determining, using the control circuitry, whether the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to media assets in the series; and
in response to determining that the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to the media assets in the series, transmitting an instruction to remove the selected media asset from the storage device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing storage space of media assets stored on a storage device are described. In some embodiments, control circuitry determines whether a selected media asset belongs to a series where an order is assigned to media assets in the series. In response to determining that the selected media asset belongs to the series, the control circuitry retrieves information regarding a last viewed media asset of the series. The control circuitry determines whether the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to media assets in the series. In response to determining that the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to the media assets in the series, the control circuitry transmits an instruction to remove the selected media asset from the storage device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing storage space of media assets stored on a storage device, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a media asset; determining, using control circuitry, whether the selected media asset belongs to a series, wherein an order is assigned to media assets in the series; in response to determining that the selected media asset belongs to the series, retrieving information regarding a last viewed media asset of the series; determining, using the control circuitry, whether the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to media assets in the series; and in response to determining that the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to the media assets in the series, transmitting an instruction to remove the selected media asset from the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing storage space of media assets stored on a storage device, the system comprising:
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user input circuitry; storage circuitry configured to store media assets on a storage device; control circuitry configured to; receive a selection of a media asset from the user input circuitry; determine whether the selected media asset belongs to a series, wherein an order is assigned to media assets in the series; in response to determining that the selected media asset belongs to the series, retrieve information regarding a last viewed media asset of the series from the storage circuitry; determine whether the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to media assets in the series; and in response to determining that the last viewed media asset is subsequent to the selected media asset in the order assigned to media assets in the series, transmit an instruction to the storage circuitry to remove the selected media asset from the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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