Television receiver storage management

摘要

Various arrangements are presented that may involve receiving from a television service provider, timers that are used to record a managed channel array. Each of these timers define a television channel, a time period, and a date. The received timers may be set at a television receiver. User input may be received that specifies an undesired television channel that is not to be recorded according to the received plurality of timers, the undesired television channel being part of the managed channel array. An amount of storage space for the managed channel array excluding the undesired television channel may be calculated. Storage space may be allocated based upon the calculated amount of storage space for the managed channel array excluding the undesired television channel.

主权项

1. A television receiver that manages television programming storage, the television receiver comprising:
one or more tuners configured to receive television programming via a television service provider distribution network; a television interface configured to output the television programming to a display device; one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive, via the one or more tuners, from the television service provider distribution network, a plurality of timers that are used to record a managed channel array, each timer of the plurality of timers defining for recording: a television channel; a time period; and a date, wherein the plurality of timers indicate multiple television channels;set the received plurality of timers for recording;receive user input that specifies an undesired television channel that is not to be recorded according to the received plurality of timers, wherein the undesired television channel is part of the multiple television channels of the managed channel array;calculate an amount of storage space for the managed channel array excluding the undesired television channel; andallocate storage space based upon the calculated amount of storage space for the managed channel array excluding the undesired television channel.