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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2008
Stephen B. Boston, Cedar Park, TX (US);
David E. Blaschke, Austin, TX (US);
Michael W. Brown, Georgetown, TX (US);
Andrew D. Hately, Austin, TX (US);
Michael A. Paolini, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen B. Boston, Cedar Park, TX (US);
David E. Blaschke, Austin, TX (US);
Michael W. Brown, Georgetown, TX (US);
Andrew D. Hately, Austin, TX (US);
Michael A. Paolini, Austin, TX (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Automated personal video recording for multi-user personal video recorders having a multiplicity of registered users, each user having allocated storage space on the PVR which allocated storage space for each user includes storage space upon which shows are recorded and storage space upon which shows have not been recorded (free space), including recording for a borrower a show owned by the borrower, the show having a storage space requirement exceeding the borrower's free space by a deficit amount; selecting, in dependence upon the deficit amount, one or more lenders, wherein the lenders are users, registered on the PVR, having free space; and borrowing, in dependence upon the deficit amount, from the lenders for the borrower, at least one loan amount of storage space. Embodiments include returning from the borrower to the lender the deficit amount after displaying the show to the borrower or upon repossession by a lender.