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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Michael D. Mcmahon, Centennial, CO (US);
Danial E. Holden, Englewood, CO (US);
Michael D. McMahon, Centennial, CO (US);
Danial E. Holden, Englewood, CO (US);
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Content intended for delivery to one or more consuming users may be recorded by a content distribution system. The recording or archival of the content may allow users to retrieve the content at a later time without providing specific instructions to record the content. Storage of the content may include retrieving programming information describing the content and storing the information in association with the content. In one or more arrangements, descriptive data for content may be generated based on user feedback. Additionally or alternatively, content storage may include fragmentation of the content into a number of segments or segments of a specified size. Content may further be paused and resumed between multiple devices, taking into account the capabilities and compatibilities of the devices and a network through which the content is to be delivered.