DSL VIDEO SERVICE WITH MEMORY MANAGER, AUTOMATIC PROGRAM SELECTOR, AND/OR STORAGE

摘要

In one embodiment, a digital video recorder (DVR) has a memory manager to determine a particular date and a particular video program in a download schedule for which the DVR will reach a low memory condition based on the download schedule and an amount of unoccupied memory space in the DVR. The DVR outputs a display signal to indicate the particular date and the particular video program. In another embodiment, a digital video recorder (DVR) has a memory to simultaneously store consecutive video programs in a sequence of video programs. An automatic program selector automatically adds a video program from the sequence to a download schedule in response to playback of a first of the consecutive video programs in the memory, the video program sequentially following a last of the consecutive video programs stored in the memory. A modem downloads the video program from a video server based on the download schedule for storage in the memory. In yet another embodiment, a list of video programs downloadable via a digital subscriber line, including a presently-unavailable video program and its associated date of download availability, is presented to a user. A user selection of the video program is received. Based on the user selection, an entry is added to a download schedule to schedule downloading the video program on or after its associated date of download availability. The video program is downloaded via the digital subscriber line based on the download schedule.