Method to enable cooperative processing and resource sharing between set-top boxes, personal computers, and local devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8276179
APP PUB NO 20090031355A1
SERIAL NO

12241918

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A system and method for resource sharing are provided. The method includes storing an electronic programming guide (EPG) application and an EPG, determining when local memory of a local video device lacks capacity to download additional time of the EPG, and communicating with another device to transmit a resource request to the other device to download the additional time of the EPG to storage in the other device. The method also includes processing for display monitoring data that indicates remaining storage space in the storage of the other device, querying the other device to determine what programming is being viewed, and processing controls included in the EPG application that enable access to the storage of the other device to interact with the EPG stored on the other device through the local video device to schedule a programming event at the local video device.

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BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION824 MARKET STREET SUITE 901 WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gray, James H Atlanta, US 21 852
Swix, Scott Russell Duluth, US 3 99
Watson, P Thomas Alpharetta, US 16 702

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