US 2014/0270712 A1Published application

Advance notification of catch-up events through broadcast metadata

AssigneeEldon Technology Limited

InventorStephen Michael Bennett

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Abstract

Systems, methods, devices, and computer products to manage recording resources for programming events of interest are disclosed. A first indication of a first selection of a first programming event to record may be processed, and a recording may be scheduled in a recording schedule. A second indication of a second selection of a second programming event to record may be processed, and available resources to record may be ascertained. A resource conflict may be identified based on event scheduling information for the first and/or second programming event. First and/or second programming metadata may be processed. Availability of alternative viewing options for the first and/or second programming event may be ascertained. The ascertaining may be based on the first and/or second programming metadata. Based on the availability of alternative viewing options, it may be determined whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule, and the recording schedule may be managed accordingly.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for managing recording resources for programming events of interest, the method comprising:

processing, by a television receiver, a first indication of a first selection of a first set of one or more programming events to record;
scheduling, by the television receiver, one or more recordings of the first set of one or more programming events in a recording schedule;
processing, by the television receiver, a second indication of a second selection of a second set of one or more programming events to record;
ascertaining, by the television receiver, available resources to record the second set of one or more programming events;
identifying, by the television receiver, a resource conflict based at least in part on event scheduling information for at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events;
processing, by the television receiver, first programming metadata for the at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and/or second programming metadata for the at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events;
ascertaining, by the television receiver, availability of one or more alternative viewing options for one or both of the at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and the at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events, wherein the ascertaining the availability is based at least in part on the first programming metadata and/or the second programming metadata;
determining, by the television receiver and based at least in part on the availability of the one or more alternative viewing options, whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule;
and
manage, by the television receiver, the recording schedule based at least in part on the determining whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule.

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A television receiver to manage recording resources for programming events of interest, the television receiver comprising:

one or more processors;
and
a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
process a first indication of a first selection of a first set of one or more programming events to record;
schedule one or more recordings of the first set of one or more programming events in a recording schedule;
process a second indication of a second selection of a second set of one or more programming events to record;
ascertain available resources to record the second set of one or more programming events;
identify a resource conflict based at least in part on event scheduling information for at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events;
process first programming metadata for the at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and/or second programming metadata for the at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events;
ascertain availability of one or more alternative viewing options for one or both of the at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and the at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events, wherein the ascertaining the availability is based at least in part on the first programming metadata and/or the second programming metadata;
determine, based at least in part on the availability of the one or more alternative viewing options, whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule;
and
manage the recording schedule based at least in part on the determining whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule.

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A non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising processor-readable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

process a first indication of a first selection of a first set of one or more programming events to record;
schedule one or more recordings of the first set of one or more programming events in a recording schedule;
process a second indication of a second selection of a second set of one or more programming events to record;
ascertain available resources to record the second set of one or more programming events;
identify a resource conflict based at least in part on event scheduling information for at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events;
process first programming metadata for the at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and/or second programming metadata for the at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events;
ascertain availability of one or more alternative viewing options for one or both of the at least one programming event of the first set of one or more programming events and the at least one programming event of the second set of one or more programming events, wherein the ascertaining the availability is based at least in part on the first programming metadata and/or the second programming metadata;
determine, based at least in part on the availability of the one or more alternative viewing options, whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule;
and
manage the recording schedule based at least in part on the determining whether to maintain or modify the recording schedule.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/202,265Filed 10 Mar 2014
Priority: 15 Mar 2013
Published: 18 Sep 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04N 21/4334
Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations: recording operations
H04N 5/782
Using magnetic recording: on tape
H04N 21/4532
Management of client data or end-user data: involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences
H04N 21/4583
Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating…:…