Patent ID: 9294205
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G01R,G06Q,H04H,H04K,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for storing programming at a programming storage station, said storage station having a storage device capable of storing transient programming, and an automatic control unit for controlling said storage device to store information, said automatic control unit maintaining a record of one or more locations of said storage device that are available for storing transient programming, said method comprising the steps of: storing at said storage station a first control signal operative to store programming at said storage device; storing first programming at a first storage location of said storage device under control of said automatic control unit in accordance with said first control signal; accessing said first programming at said first storage location, said accessing causing a requirement to continue to store said first programming to cease; determining, automatically, with said automatic control unit that said requirement to continue to store said first programming at said first storage location has ceased; recording with said automatic control unit, based on said step of determining, that said one or more locations of said storage device that are available for storing transient programming include said first storage location; receiving second programming at said storage station; selecting, based on said step of recording, said first storage location from said recorded one or more locations of said storage device that are available for storing transient programming with said automatic control unit; and storing said received second programming at said first storage location based on said step of selecting.