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US 8,285,818 B2Granted
System and method of recording and accessing multimedia data
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsMichael Grannan, Brad Medford
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a system and method for recording and accessing multimedia data. In a particular embodiment, a method includes determining a first number of requests to record specific multimedia content at a first server supporting a multimedia content distribution service. The first server may be configured to transmit multimedia data to multiple customer premises equipment (CPE). The method may also include recording the specific multimedia content at a second server when the first number of requests is greater than or equal to a threshold. The second server may be configured to transmit the multimedia data to the first server.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a second server, information from a first server of a multimedia distribution service, wherein the information indicates a first number of requests to record specific multimedia content received at the first server from a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices, wherein the first server is configured to provide the specific multimedia content to the plurality of CPE devices;
- determining, at the second server, whether the first number of requests is greater than or equal to a threshold;
- sending, from the second server, a storage location identifying where the specific multimedia content should be recorded to the first server, wherein the storage location is based on the determination of whether the first number of requests is greater than or equal to the threshold;
- recording, at the second server, the specific multimedia content when the first number of requests is determined to be greater than or equal to the threshold, wherein the second server is configured to provide the specific multimedia content to the first server;
- receiving, at the second server, a first request from a first CPE device to initiate transmission of a first stream of the specific multimedia content, wherein the first request is received prior to a start of transmission of the specific multimedia content;
- receiving, at the second server during the recording of the specific multimedia content at the second server, a second request from a second CPE device to initiate transmission of a second stream of the specific multimedia content;
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- granting, at the second server the requests from the first and second CPE devices and providing the first and second CPE devices access to an entirety of the specific multimedia content.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first server of a multimedia content distribution service, a number of requests to record specific multimedia content from a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices, wherein the first server is configured to provide the specific multimedia content to the plurality of CPE devices;
- sending information from the first server to a second server, wherein the information is useable by the second server to determine where the specific multimedia content will be recorded, wherein the information indicates the number of requests to record the specific multimedia content;
- receiving, at the first server, a determination from the second server of whether the specific multimedia content should be recorded at the first server or at the second server;
- recording the specific multimedia content at the first server responsive to the determination received from the second server;
- receiving, at the first server, a first request from a first CPE device to initiate transmission of a first stream of the specific multimedia content, wherein the first request is received prior to a start of transmission of the specific multimedia content;
- receiving, at the first server during recording of the specific multimedia content at the first server, a second request from a second CPE device to initiate transmission of a second stream of the specific multimedia content;
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- granting, at first server, the requests from the first and second CPE devices and providing the first and second CPE devices access to an entirety of the specific multimedia content.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions, that when executed, cause a processor to:
- receive, at a second server, information from a first server of a multimedia distribution service, wherein the information indicates a number of requests to record specific multimedia content received at the first server from a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices, and wherein the first server is configured to provide the specific multimedia content to the plurality of CPE devices;
- determine, at the second server, whether to record the specific multimedia content at the first server or at the second server;
- send, from the second server, a determination of where the specific multimedia content should be recorded to the first server;
- record, at the second server, the specific multimedia content when the determination indicates that the specific multimedia content should be recorded at the second server;
- receive, at the second server, a first request from a first CPE device to initiate transmission of a first stream of the specific multimedia content, wherein the first request is received prior to a start of transmission of the specific multimedia content;
- receive at the second server during the recording of the specific multimedia content at the second server, a second request from a second CPE device to initiate transmission of a second stream of the specific multimedia content;
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- grant, at the second server, the requests from the first and second CPE devices and provide the first and second CPE devices access to an entirety of the specific multimedia content.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.