Intelligent scheduling of DVR commands and DVR client status updates

A computer device comprising:

• logic configured to:
• detect a change in a digital video recorder (DVR) recording list associated with a customer;
• generate an updated DVR recording list based on the detected change;
• generate a schedule for an update notification for the DVR recording list to a DVR device associated with the customer based on a broadcast schedule for a broadcast content associated with the updated DVR recording list;
• determine that the broadcast content is available at a later broadcast time from a previously scheduled broadcast time;
• delay the update notification for the DVR recording list to the DVR device based on determining that the broadcast content is available at a later broadcast time;
• and
• send, via a network connection between a video serving office and a customer premises, the delayed update notification for the DVR recording list to the DVR device associated with the customer based on the generated schedule.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory device storing instructions executable by a processor, the non-transitory computer-readable memory device comprising:

• one or more instructions to detect a change in a digital video recorder (DVR) recording list associated with a customer;
• one or more instructions to generate an updated DVR recording list based on the detected change;
• one or more instructions to generate a schedule for an update notification for the DVR recording list to a DVR device associated with the customer based on at least one of a broadcast schedule for broadcast content associated with the updated DVR recording list, an estimated network load for a connection between the computer device and the DVR device during an upcoming time period, a capacity of the DVR device, or a viewing history associated with the customer;
• one or more instructions to determine that the broadcast content is available at a later broadcast time from a previously scheduled broadcast time;
• one or more instructions to delay the update notification for the DVR recording list to the DVR device based on determining that the broadcast content is available at a later broadcast time;
• one or more instructions to send, via a network connection between a video serving office and a customer premises, the delayed update notification to the DVR device associated with the customer based on the generated schedule;
• and
• one or more instructions to instruct the DVR device to not send a status report for the broadcast content unless an error is detected during a recording of the broadcast content.