System and method for managing system resources and resolve conflicts in a multi-media distribution system

摘要

When recording to a local multimedia asset from a variety of sources of multimedia delivery system, manage the resource, the present invention is to resolve the conflict. Systems and resources of local bandwidth, etc. (eg, VOD), storage device, and a tuner, will be considered if an alternate source of asset is available. Rather than recorded in the local assets, the asset equivalent, if available through an alternate source, the record is deferred, instead of the asset itself, a pointer to the asset equivalent is stored. If the user selects the playback of multimedia assets, alternate source session for the asset associated with the pointer or "on demand" is started. Prior to expiration of the alternate source equivalent multimedia asset may be recorded and downloaded to the local.