	US 12,206,924 B2
	Seamless DVRs
Yunfeng Yang, Aurora, CO (US); Seth Byerley, Parker, CO (US); Jason Paul Carlson, Denver, CO (US); John Huynh, Thornton, CO (US); Gowtham Ram Ramkumar, Englewood, CO (US); and Mark John Sokald, Roxborough, CO (US)
Assigned to DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/517,218.
Application 17/517,218 is a continuation of application No. 16/885,972, filed on May 28, 2020, granted, now 11,197,049.
Prior Publication US 2022/0060774 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/266 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/278 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01)

CPC H04N 21/26613 (2013.01) [H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04N 21/278 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, having stored thereon computer instructions comprising:

first instantiating, by a first processor in a first electronic device, a first seamless DVR performing first operations; and

second instantiating, by a second processor in a second electronic device, a second seamless DVR performing second operations;

wherein the first operations comprise:

first performing a first identification of a first content;

first communicating the first identification of the first content to the second seamless DVR;

first receiving a second identification of a second content from the second seamless DVR; and

first populating a first common universal directory based on the first identification of the first content and the second identification of the second content;

wherein the second operations comprise:

second performing the second identification of the second content;

second communicating the second identification of the second content to the first seamless DVR;

second receiving the first identification of the first content from the first seamless DVR; and

second populating a second common universal directory based on the first identification of the first content and the second identification of the second content; and

wherein the first common universal directory and the second common universal directory identify the first content and the second content as being available for use by the first electronic device and the second electronic device.