Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Andrew Roberto Turner

Jack Jianxiu Hao

Zhiying Jin

Fenglin Yin

Wenjie Liu

Juhong Liu

This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for local DVR scheduling conflict management (hereinafter, 'SCM'). SCM systems allow for automatic organization, prioritization, and conflict resolution for multiple scheduled recording specifications. Conflicting scheduled recordings may be re-organized based on single-stage and/or multi-stage conflict resolution procedures. Embodiments of SCM systems may also implement weighted conflict resolution, wherein user preferences and/or prioritizations may be assigned to scheduled recordings and considered in the re-organization of conflicting recordings. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving a new scheduled recording instruction comprising at least a new program identifier and a new time; comparing the new scheduled recording instruction to an existing recording schedule to determine if a recording conflict exists; performing a conflict resolution for an existing conflict to yield a new recording schedule; and storing the new recording schedule in a scheduling database.

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Andrew Roberto Turner