Allocation of recording space per user and application
OwnerCarolynn Rae Johnson, Phillip Aaron Junkersfeld +1inventors
InventorsCarolynn Rae Johnson, Phillip Aaron Junkersfeld, Daniel Richard Schneidewend
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Abstract
A system and method for partitioning storage space in a video recording system or multi-media system into a plurality of discrete partitions. Each of the discrete partitions can be allocated to a different user of the video recording system or application of the multi-media system. Furthermore, the systems are designed to allocate an amount of the storage space to each partition to eliminate hoarding of the storage space by only one user or application.
Claims38
A video recording system comprising:
- means for recording a video to a storage space;
- and
- means for dividing the storage space into discrete partitions wherein each discrete partition is allocated to one of a plurality of users so that a respective user can record the selected video in their allocated discrete partition.
A method of recording video for a plurality of users comprising the steps of:
- partitioning recording space in a recording storage medium into a plurality of discrete partitions;
- allocating each respective discrete partition to a respective one of the plurality of users;
- and
- recording a selected program in the respective discrete partition allocated to the respective user.
A method for recording multi-media information from a plurality of multi-media applications in an entertainment device, comprising the steps of:
- partitioning memory into a plurality of application partitions based on the type of multi-media applications and;
- allocating an amount of memory to each partition of the plurality of application partitions according to their application type.
A method of managing storage capacity for a plurality of networked devices, comprising the steps of:
- partitioning memory into a plurality of dedicated device partitions;
- allocating an amount of memory to each partition of the plurality of dedicated device partitions;
- and
- managing the memory of said each partition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.