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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2009
Douglas M. Pasko, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Carlos A. Cazanas, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Brian Tims, Nazareth, PA (US);
Douglas M. Pasko, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Carlos A. Cazanas, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Brian Tims, Nazareth, PA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A set top box determines DVR requests that the set top box is not able to record based on a number of scheduled DVR requests. The set top box provides the DVR request to a DVR management server. The DVR management server selects another set top box to record the television content associated with the DVR request based on a number DVR requests the other set top box is scheduled to record. The DVR management server issues a command to the other set top box to record the television content associated with the DVR request. The other set top box provides the recorded television content, associated with the DVR request, to the set top box.