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Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 22, 2022
Applicant:

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

Stephen Allinson, Fairless Hills, PA (US);

Benny Pruden, Brownstown, PA (US);

Jeffrey Wannamaker, Ontario, CA;

Derik Yarnell, Montrose, CO (US);

Assignee:

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/238 (2011.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/2181 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for managing data and/or operations on data are disclosed. A method can comprise receiving content from a first storage medium for playback. The received content can comprise a stored first portion of a transport stream. At least a portion of the received content can be caused to playback. A playback position of the at least a portion of the received content can be determined relative to a live position of the transport stream. If the determined playback position of the at least a portion of the received content is outside a predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, a second portion of the transport stream can be stored to the first storage medium. If the determined playback position of the received content is within the predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, the second portion of the transport stream can be stored to a second storage medium.


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