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Distributed recording of content
US8973084B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8973084-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213619156-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 31, 2010 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A method is disclosed for distributed recording of content in a client system having a home network connecting a content broker and a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs) with digital video recording capability. In a requesting STB, a command is received from a user to begin recording a content item. A query is sent from the requesting STB to the content broker to determine whether the content item is being recorded by any other STB of the plurality of STBs. A response is received from the content broker. If the response indicates that none of the plurality of STBs is then currently recording the content item, the content item is recorded in the requesting STB. If the response identifies a recording STB that is then currently recording the requested content, an internal content list is updated in the requesting STB to identify the recording STB.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for distributed recording of content in a client system having a content broker and a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs) with digital video recording capability, each communicatively coupled to one another via a home network, the apparatus comprising: a first set-top box (STB) with digital video recording capability, the first STB comprising at least one processor and a local data storage coupled to the at least one processor; the first STB con…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8973084B2 cover?
- A method is disclosed for distributed recording of content in a client system having a home network connecting a content broker and a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs) with digital video recording capability. In a requesting STB, a command is received from a user to begin recording a content item. A query is sent from the requesting STB to the content broker to determine whether the content ite…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Saraf Somesh, Rajan Rakesh, Google Technology Holdings LLC
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N21/4334. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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