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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Cisco Technology Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Reuven Wachtfogel, Jerusalem, IL;
Shabtai Atlow, Efrat, IL;
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/79 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/44231 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4583 (2013.01); H04N 21/4586 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/4751 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of digital television recording including receiving a content item at a first Personal Video Recorder (PVR), determining whether to transfer the content item based, at least in part, on at least one of the following: currentness of the content item, a user preference, and a user profile; and transferring the content item from the first PVR to a mobile PVR only upon a positive result of the determining. Related methods and apparatus are also disclosed.