Methods and systems for managing storage of media program copies within a network digital video recording system
US9525893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47202
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary method includes a network DVR system identifying a total number of requests provided by a plurality of users to record a media program during a presentation of the media program, determining, based on the total number of requests and on a predicted playback rate associated with the media program, a maximum number of temporally overlapping playback sessions of the media program that will potentially be initiated by the plurality of users subsequent to the presentation of the media program, and storing, in response to the requests and based on the determining, a plurality of unique copies of the media program. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
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