Television receiver storage management

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9269397
SERIAL NO

14676137

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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.

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  • ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Casagrande, Steven Michael Castle Pines, US 37 981
Kilaru, Kranti Kumar Castle Rock, US 3 159
Schaefer, Germar Monument, US 20 1131
Templeman, Mark Parker, US 34 759
Yang, Yunfeng Aurora, US 63 513

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