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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Donald E. Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
James Di Mattia, Churchville, MD (US);
Xue LI, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Donald E. Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
James Di Mattia, Churchville, MD (US);
Xue Li, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method may include storing a number of programs on a digital video recorder (DVR) and assigning a score or ranking to each of the programs. The method may also include receiving a request to store another program on the DVR and determining whether the DVR has adequate storage space for the other program. The method may further include forwarding, when the DVR does not have adequate storage space for the other program, one of the programs having a lowest score or ranking to a secondary storage located remotely from the DVR.