A method for optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber that includes receiving an indication of whether incoming video signals to a set-top box corresponding to the subscriber are being recorded, receiving an indication of whether video content corresponding to the video signals being recorded is being simultaneously viewed by the subscriber, and reducing a data rate for storing the video content that is not simultaneously being viewed by the subscriber.

Claims

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›1.independentA method for optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber, said method comprising the steps of:nreceiving an indication of whether incomin…+11

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the step of reducing the data rate for storing the video content comprises reducing the data rate below a real-time dat…d2

›3.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the step of reducing further comprises preserving a video resolution of the video content.d2

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of giving priority to the incoming video signal to the set-top box over an incoming signal to a per…d2

›5.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of giving priority to transmission of real-time services over transmission of non-real-time service…d2

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving an indication of whether the incoming video signals to the set-top box corresponding to the subsc…d2

›7.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving an indication of whether the incoming video signals to the set-top box corresponding to the subsc…d2

›8.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein responsive to receiving an indication that the video content is being simultaneously viewed, streaming the video conten…d2

›9.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein responsive to receiving an indication that the video content is not being simultaneously viewed, providing the video co…d2+3

›13.independentA system for optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber, said system comprising:na server coupled to a set-top box over a digital subscr…+7

›14.↳ 13The system of claim 13, wherein the server is configured to reduce the data rate below a real-time data rate while preserving a video resolution of th…d2

›15.↳ 13The system of claim 13, wherein the server is configured to give higher priority to transmissions to the set-top box than transmission to a computer c…d2

›16.↳ 13The system of claim 13, further comprising the set-top box, wherein the set-top box comprises logic configured to:ndetermine whether the incoming vide…d2

›17.↳ 13The system of claim 13, wherein the server is further configured to receive an indication from the set-top box of recording functionality correspondin…d2

›18.↳ 13The system of claim 13, wherein responsive to receiving the indication that the video content is being simultaneously viewed, the server is further co…d2

›19.↳ 13The system of claim 13, wherein responsive to receiving an indication that the video content is not being simultaneously viewed, the server is further…d2+1

Classifications

5 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04J1/16
H04L12/26
H04L1/00
H04J3/14

USPC · US Patent Classification

370/252

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Pankaj Kumar

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Type	Document	Date
related publication	US 20080282308 A1	13 Nov 2008

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