Patent Document ID: 7647365
Application ID: 12233072
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system comprising: a memory; a processor; and local storage space management module, stored in the memory and executable on the processor, for facilitating utilization of the local storage space, comprising: a component that logs information relating to historical access of items; an inference component that time segments viewing habits of a viewer to determine a plurality of probable item selections based on a temporal history of media viewing habits of the viewer, the inference component further employs the probable item selections and the log information in a utility-based analysis in connection with selectively storing to and/or deleting items from a local storage space; and a cache memory that receives the probable item selections based on the temporal history from the inference component, begins recording the plurality of item selections and upon a user selecting one of the plurality of item selections for viewing during the recording, facilitates downloading the recorded portion of the user selected program from the cache memory to a viewer and continues recording the remaining portion of the user selection.