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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2008
Stephen B. Boston, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Michael W. Brown, Georgetown, TX (US);
Michael A. Paolini, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen B. Boston, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Michael W. Brown, Georgetown, TX (US);
Michael A. Paolini, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Automated personal video recording comprising scheduling a show for a user having allocated storage space on a personal video recorder ('PVR'), wherein the show has a storage space requirement that exceeds the user's free space, and the PVR is coupled for data communications to a storage space provider; and transmitting to the storage space provider an order to record the show through the storage space provider in storage space on a remote PVR that is coupled for data communications to the storage space provider. Receiving in a storage space provider from a personal video recorder ('PVR') an order to record a show on a remote PVR, the order comprising an identification of a show and a schedule for recording the show; selecting a remote PVR; and recording the show, in dependence upon the show identification and the schedule for recording the show, in storage space on the selected remote PVR.