US 12,132,938 B2
Method and apparatus for capacity exchange
Neill Kipp, Centennial, CO (US); Martin Trang, Denver, CO (US); and Jiang Xu, Highlands Ranch, CO (US)
Assigned to COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/375,747.
Application 17/375,747 is a continuation of application No. 16/775,028, filed on Jan. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,102,521.
Application 16/775,028 is a continuation of application No. 16/165,473, filed on Oct. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,587,902, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 16/165,473 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/730,519, filed on Jun. 4, 2015, granted, now 10,791,346, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0078494 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/2747 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/23103 (2013.01) [H04N 21/23113 (2013.01); H04N 21/2747 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01)] 40 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a first network digital video recorder (nDVR) located in a first data center, a first utilization associated with the first nDVR;
receiving, by the first nDVR, information indicating a second utilization associated with a second nDVR located in a second data center;
storing, by the first nDVR and based on the first utilization and the second utilization, one or more content segments; and
sending, by the first nDVR and to a computing device, the stored one or more content segments to cause output, by the computing device, of the stored one or more content segments.