Patent №
US 8,660,409
Granted
2014-02-25
Filed 2009
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
12434503
A predictive personal video recorder (PVR) can include a tuner, a buffer, a predictive tuner, and a predictive buffer. The tuner can be configured to allow viewing of a currently-selected digital video channel chosen from a plurality of digital video channels received by a predictive PVR. The buffer can be configured to store video data of the currently-selected digital video channel, allowing time-shifted viewing of the currently-selected digital video channel. The predictive tuner can be configured to capture video data for a predicted digital video channel. The predicted digital video channel can be selected based upon a predictive factor. The predictive buffer can be configured to store the captured video data for the predicted digital video channel received by the predictive tuner to allow time-shifted viewing of said predicted digital video channel.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 226280562
Assignors
DELUCA, LISA SEACAT, EBY, TIMOTHY J., GRIGSBY, TRAVIS M., JANIA, FRANK L.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.