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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:

Echostar Technologies, Llc, Englewood, CO (US);

Inventors:

Steven Michael Casagrande, Castle Pines, CO (US);

Yunfeng Yang, Aurora, CO (US);

Mark Templeman, Parker, CO (US);

Kranti Kumar Kilaru, Castle Rock, CO (US);

Germar Schaefer, Monument, CO (US);

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01); G11B 27/28 (2006.01); H04N 5/91 (2006.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 9/87 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 9/797 (2006.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 27/28 (2013.01); H04N 5/91 (2013.01); H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 9/87 (2013.01); H04N 9/79 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 7/20 (2013.01); H04N 9/797 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various arrangements for managing television programming storage at a television receiver are presented. User input specifying a number of days for retention of each managed array of a plurality of managed arrays of television channels to be recorded by the television receiver may be received. A television service provider may select a plurality of television channels for recording as the plurality of managed arrays of television channels. Also, the television service provider may define times for recording of the plurality of television channels of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels. A first amount of storage space for storage of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels may be calculated based on the number of days for retention. The first amount of storage space of a storage medium to the plurality of managed arrays of television channels may be allocated.


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