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Management of buffer capacity for video recording and time shift operations

  • US 9,319,733 B2
  • Filed: 06/13/2011
  • Issued: 04/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for managing the storage of media content instances stored in a media client device, comprising:

  • at least one component including logic for receiving and processing successive portions of media content instances;

    a storage device for storing received media content instances as media content instance files, each said respective media content instance file corresponding to a received media content instance comprising a single program, said storage device including a first buffer and a second buffer storing said received media content instances as media content instance files; and

    a processor configured with logic for;

    determining available storage space in the storage device for storing media content instances independent of space allocated for the first buffer; and

    providing information indicating the available storage space, such that an indication in the provided information is independent of the size of the first buffer, and wherein the information is calculated based on a combination of a default bitrate value and an estimated value based on monitoring disk space consumed for downloaded media content.

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