Television receiver storage management
US9031385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various arrangements for managing television programming storage at a television receiver are presented. User input specifying a number of days for retention of each managed array of a plurality of managed arrays of television channels to be recorded by the television receiver may be received. A television service provider may select a plurality of television channels for recording as the plurality of managed arrays of television channels. Also, the television service provider may define times for recording of the plurality of television channels of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels. A first amount of storage space for storage of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels may be calculated based on the number of days for retention. The first amount of storage space of a storage medium to the plurality of managed arrays of television channels may be allocated.
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