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US 12,316,887 B2Granted
Remote pause buffer
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorGarey Hassler
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for replacing at least a part of a local time shift buffer of a user device with a remote time shift buffer.
Claims32
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a time shift buffer computing device, a content item for delivery to a player device remote from the time shift buffer computing device;
- recording, by the time shift buffer computing device and in a time shift buffer associated with the content item and the player device, the content item;
- sending, to the player device, and based on determining that a predetermined quantity of time has passed without receiving a request for the content item recorded in the time shift buffer, an alert indicating the time shift buffer is scheduled for deletion;
- and
- releasing, from the time shift buffer and based on an absence of additional requests for the content item after sending the alert, resources associated with the content item.
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A time shift buffer computing device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the time shift buffer computing device to:
- receive a content item for delivery to a player device remote from the time shift buffer computing device;
- record, in a time shift buffer associated with the content item and the player device, the content item;
- send, to the player device and based on determining that a predetermined quantity of time has passed without receiving a request for the content item recorded in the time shift buffer, an alert indicating the time shift buffer is scheduled for deletion;
- and
- release, from the time shift buffer and based on an absence of additional requests for the content item after sending the alert, resources associated with the content item.
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A system comprising:
- a player device;
- and
- a time shift buffer computing device remote from the player device,
- wherein the time shift buffer computing device is configured to:
- receive a content item for delivery to the player device;
- record, in a time shift buffer associated with the content item and the player device, the content item;
- send, to the player device and based on determining that a predetermined quantity of time has passed without receiving a request for the content item recorded in the time shift buffer, an alert indicating the time shift buffer is scheduled for deletion;
- and
- release, from the time shift buffer and based on an absence of additional requests for the content item after sending the alert, resources associated with the content item.
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One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause:
- receiving a content item for delivery to a player device;
- recording, in a time shift buffer associated with the content item and the player device, the content item;
- sending, to the player device and based on determining that a predetermined quantity of time has passed without receiving a request for the content item recorded in the time shift buffer, an alert indicating the time shift buffer is scheduled for deletion;
- and
- releasing, from the time shift buffer and based on an absence of additional requests for the content item after sending the alert, resources associated with the content item.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.