Method and system for recording scheduled programs with an optional backup copy stored in a centrally located storage server farm

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APP PUB NO 20050144640A1
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11066985

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Improved techniques to record one or more scheduled programs for later viewing are disclosed. Without compromising the quality of a broadcast program being currently delivered in a required bandwidth of a network, a buffer mechanism is provided to accommodate using of the remaining available bandwidth of the network to deliver the requested one or more scheduled programs. In one embodiment, the buffer mechanism is controlled or configured to convert transmission rates of the scheduled programs to be recorded in accordance with the remaining available bandwidth. Thus the required bandwidth needed to ensure the quality of the scheduled program being currently delivered for viewing is not affected. The buffered contents are transmitted to the client machines via a broadband local loop using uni-cast, multi-cast or a combination of both. An optional backup copy of the locally recorded scheduled programs is stored in a centrally located storage server farm.

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MINERVA NETWORKS INC2111 TASMAN DRIVE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Do, Nam Phu Thanh Pleasanton, CA 5 354
Fritsch, Jean-Georges Los Altos Hills, CA 7 499

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