Systems and methods for preventing duplicative media content recordings
US8787733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47214
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Exemplary systems and methods for preventing duplicative media content recordings are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a media content access subsystem detecting that a media content instance is scheduled to be recorded, determining, based on an operations log of one or more past operations of the media access subsystem, that the scheduled recording of the media content instance is duplicative of a past recording, and selectively canceling the scheduled recording of the media content instance in response to the determination that the scheduled recording is duplicative of the past recording. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
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