摘要 |
A system and method of implementing a distributed recording capability may be employed to allocate tuner resources among connected recorder devices, including digital video recorder (DVR) devices. In accordance with one aspect, a server may receive a request to record a multimedia broadcast from a user. The server may search a network for a recorder device having an available tuner from among a plurality of recorder devices connected to the network using predetermined search criteria. The server may transmit a command over the network to the identified recorder device to record the requested multimedia broadcast. The identified recorder device may automatically transfer the recorded multimedia broadcast over the network to a user-associated recorder device.
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