Patent ID: 9535916
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A media broker having a communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the media broker to one or more media storage devices through a network, at least one processor in communication with the communication interface and memory storing software executable by the at least one processor, whereby the media broker is operative to: create an aggregated stored content list (ASCL) comprising information indicative of each of the one or more media items stored on each of the one or more media storage devices by, for each media storage device of the one or more media storage devices, querying the media storage device for information on the one or more media items stored on the media storage device and adding the information to the ASCL; receive a request to record a requested media item; determine if the ASCL indicates that the requested media item is stored on the one or more media storage devices; transmit a message indicating that the requested media item is stored on the one or more media storage devices if it is determined that the requested media item is stored on the one or more media storage devices; and request at least one of the one or more media storage devices to record the requested media item if it is determined that the requested media item is not stored on the one or more media storage devices.