Patent ID: 8442377

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a computer processor of an audio/video recording device from a user, a first request for recording first broadcast audio/video data; analyzing, by said computer processor, audio/video presentation capabilities for audio/video presentation devices belonging to said user; analyzing, by said computer processor, first formats of a first group of broadcast audio/video files associated with said first broadcast audio/video data; comparing, by said computer processor, results of said analyzing audio/video viewing devices with results of said analyzing said first formats; selecting, by said computer processor based on results of said comparing, a first audio/video file of said first group of broadcast audio/video files, said first audio/video file comprising a first format requiring a first amount of storage space within a storage device of said audio/video recording device, said first format associated with first audio/video presentation capabilities of a first audio/video presentation device of said audio/video presentation devices; and recording, by said computer processor, said first audio/video file.