Method To Enable Cooperative Processing And Resource Sharing Between Set-Top Boxes, Personal Computers, And Local Devices

A method of resource sharing, comprising:

• storing an electronic programming guide application and an electronic programming guide;
• determining when local memory of a local video device lacks capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide;
• and
• communicating with another device to transmit a resource request to the another device to download the additional time of the electronic programming guide to storage in the another device upon the local memory lacking capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide.

A non-transitory computer readable medium on which is encoded instructions for performing:

• storing an electronic programming guide application and an electronic programming guide;
• determining when local memory of a local video device lacks capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide;
• and
• communicating with another device to transmit a resource request to the another device to download the additional time of the electronic programming guide to storage in the another device upon the local memory lacking capacity to download additional time of the electronic programming guide.