Method and apparatus for deferring transmission of an sdv...

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H04N 21/232 (2011.01) H04N 21/433 (2011.01) H04N 5/76 (2006.01)

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CA 2706718

A switched digital video (SDV) system is provided which includes a SDV manager for coordinating SDV sessions requested by a plurality of subscriber terminals associated with a service group. The system also includes an input for receiving SDV programming to be broadcast during the SDV sessions. At least one edge device is provided for receiving SDV programming provided by the input and for transmitting each SDV program over an access network to at least one of the subscriber terminals on one of a plurality of SDV channels. The SDV manager is configured to (i) cause transmission of at least a first requested SDV program to be delayed until a later time; and (ii) select the first requested SDV program to be delayed from among a plurality of requested SDV programs based at least in part on a current viewing and recording status of the plurality of subscriber terminals.

L'invention concerne un système de vidéo numérique commutée (SDV) qui comprend un gestionnaire SDV pour coordonner des séances SDV demandées par une pluralité de terminaux d'abonnés associée à un groupe de service. Le système comprend également une entrée pour recevoir la programmation SDV à diffuser pendant les séances SDV. Au moins un dispositif de périphérie est fourni pour recevoir la programmation SDV communiquée par l'entrée et transmettre chaque programme SDV sur un réseau d'accès à au moins un des terminaux d'abonnés sur un canal choisi parmi une pluralité de canaux SDV. Le gestionnaire SDV est configuré pour (i) entraîner le report de la transmission d'au moins un premier programme SDV demandé jusqu'à un moment ultérieur; et (ii) sélectionner le premier programme SDV demandé à reporter parmi une pluralité de programmes SDV demandés compte tenu au moins en partie d'un état actuel de visualisation et d'enregistrement de la pluralité de terminaux d'abonnés.

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