Personal video recording with recovery of displayed storage space
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsStephen B. Boston, David Earl Blaschke, Michael Wayne Brown, Andrew Douglas Hately, Michael A. Paolini
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Abstract
Automated personal video recording on a multi-user personal video recorder, including recording a first show, displaying at least a portion of the first show, creating displayed space, freeing displayed space, making available free space, and recording at least part of a second show in free space made available by freeing displayed space.
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A method for automated personal video recording on a multi-user personal video recorder, the method comprising the steps of:
- recording a first show;
- displaying at least a portion of the first show, creating displayed space;
- identifying displayed space for a show, including storing a display start time and a display stop time for a display period for a show, subtracting the start time from the stop time, establishing a duration for a display period for the show, and multiplying the duration of the display period by a frame rate for the show;
- freeing displayed space, making available free space;
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- recording at least part of a second show in free space made available by freeing displayed space.
A system for automated personal video recording on a multi-user personal video recorder, the system comprising:
- means for recording a first show;
- means for displaying at least a portion of the first show, creating displayed space;
- means for identifying displayed space for a show, including means for storing a display start time and a display stop time for a display period for a show, means for subtracting the start time from the stop time, establishing a duration for a display period for the show, and means for multiplying the duration of the display period by a frame rate for the show;
- means for freeing displayed space, making available free space;
- and means for recording at least part of a second show in free space made available by freeing displayed space.
A computer program product for automated personal video recording on a multi-user personal video recorder, the computer program product comprising:
- a recording medium;
- means, recorded on the recording medium, for recording a first show;
- means, recorded on the recording medium, for displaying at least a portion of the first show, creating displayed space;
- means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying displayed space for a show, including means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing a display start time and a display stop time for a display period for a show, means, recorded on the recording medium, for subtracting the start time from the stop time, establishing a duration for a display period for the show, and means, recorded on the recording medium, for multiplying the duration of the display period by a frame rate for the show;
- means, recorded on the recording medium, for freeing displayed space, making available free space;
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- means, recorded on the recording medium, for recording at least part of a second show in free space made available by freeing displayed space.
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