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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2008
Christina L Fyock, Sudbury, MA (US);
Michael P Ruffini, Methuen, MA (US);
Paulo Goncalves DE Barros, Worcester, MA (US);
Christina L Fyock, Sudbury, MA (US);
Michael P Ruffini, Methuen, MA (US);
Paulo Goncalves de Barros, Worcester, MA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device receives, from one of a set-top box/digital video recorder (STB/DVR) or a user device, a request to allocate an amount of storage, and allocates the amount of storage based on the allocation request, logically extending the user's available storage. The device also receives, from the one of a set-top box/digital video recorder (STB/DVR) or a user device, a request to record content, and records the content to one or more portions of the allocated storage based on the record request.