Patent ID: 11917216
Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors, and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive a content item for delivery to a player device remote from the apparatus;
generate a time shift buffer associated with the content item and the player device;
record, in the time shift buffer, the content item in a first format;
receive, from the player device, a request to deliver the content item;
based on the request to deliver the content item and to a packaging server, send:
the content item in the first format; and
a request to convert the content item from the first format to a second format associated with the player device;

send, to the player device, based on determining that a predetermined quantity of time has passed without receiving a new request for the content item, and prior to deleting the time shift buffer, an alert indicating the time shift buffer is scheduled for deletion; and
delete, based on determining that the predetermined quantity of time has passed without receiving a new request for the content item, the time shift buffer associated with the content item and the player device.