Media recording element
A media recording element having capabilities to facilitate recording media for subsequent playback. The recording element further including features associated with limited operations of a hard drive of other similarly mechanical memory under certain operating conditions so as to limit power consumption and/or memory degradation.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device comprising a mechanical memory and a non-mechanical memory, a request associated with a media content item;
determining to record the media content item via the mechanical memory instead of the non-mechanical memory;
activating a portion of the mechanical memory to record the media content item;
temporarily recording a portion of the media content item via the non-mechanical memory based on a delay associated with the activation of the portion of the mechanical memory;
diverting the media content item from the mechanical memory to the non-mechanical memory;
deactivating the portion of the mechanical memory corresponding to the media content item;
causing output of the media content item via the non-mechanical memory;
receiving, by the computing device, a second request associated with a second media content item;
determining to record the second media content item via the mechanical memory instead of the non-mechanical memory;
reactivating the deactivated portion of the mechanical memory to record the second media content item; and
temporarily recording a portion of the second media content item via the non-mechanical memory based on a delay associated with the reactivation of the portion of the mechanical memory.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing recording of the media content item via the mechanical memory during output, by a display device, of the media content item.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the mechanical memory comprises a read head of the mechanical memory.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining is based on whether the request is associated with long term access to the media content item.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
assigning a first partition, of the non-mechanical memory, for recording content from a first content stream;
assigning a second partition, of the non-mechanical memory, for recording content from a second content stream, wherein the causing recording comprises causing, based on a determination of whether the media content item is from the first content stream or the second content stream, recording of the media content item via one of the first partition or the second partition of the non-mechanical memory.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-mechanical memory stores information indicating a relationship between a partition of the non-mechanical memory and the delay associated with the activation of the portion of the mechanical memory, further comprising:
assigning the partition of the non-mechanical memory based on the stored information.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the temporarily recording comprises:
temporarily recording the portion of the media content item via the partition of the non-mechanical memory.
8. A system comprising:
input/output circuitry configured to:
receive, by a computing device comprising a mechanical memory and a non-mechanical memory, a request associated with a media content item;
control circuitry configured to:
determine to record the media content item via the mechanical memory instead of the non-mechanical memory;
activate a portion of the mechanical memory to record the media content item;
temporarily record a portion of the media content item via the non-mechanical memory based on a delay associated with the activation of the portion of the mechanical memory;
divert the media content item from the mechanical memory to the non-mechanical memory;
deactivate the portion of the mechanical memory corresponding to the media content item;
cause output of the media content item via the non-mechanical memory;
receive, by the computing device, a second request associated with a second media content item;
determine to record the second media content item via the mechanical memory instead of the non-mechanical memory;
reactivate the deactivated portion of the mechanical memory to record the second media content item; and
temporarily record a portion of the second media content item via the non-mechanical memory based on a delay associated with the reactivation of the portion of the mechanical memory.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to cause recording of the media content item via the mechanical memory during output, by a display device, of the media content item.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the input/output circuitry further comprises a portion of the mechanical memory comprised of a read head.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to complete the determining based on whether the request is associated with long term access to the media content item.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
assign a first partition, of the non-mechanical memory, for recording content from a first content stream;
assign a second partition, of the non-mechanical memory, for recording content from a second content stream, wherein the causing recording comprises causing, based on a determination of whether the media content item is from the first content stream or the second content stream, recording of the media content item via one of the first partition or the second partition of the non-mechanical memory.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured such that the non-mechanical memory stores information indicating a relationship between a partition of the non-mechanical memory and the delay associated with the activation of the portion of the mechanical memory, and the control circuitry is further configured to:
assign the partition of the non-mechanical memory based on the stored information.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to execute the temporarily recording by:
temporarily recording the portion of the media content item via the partition of the non-mechanical memory.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium which comprises instructions that, when executed by control circuitry, enable a system to:
receive, by a computing device comprising a mechanical memory and a non-mechanical memory, a request associated with a media content item;
determine to record the media content item via the mechanical memory instead of the non-mechanical memory;
activate a portion of the mechanical memory to record the media content item;
temporarily record a portion of the media content item via the non-mechanical memory based on a delay associated with the activation of the portion of the mechanical memory;
divert the media content item from the mechanical memory to the non-mechanical memory;
deactivate the portion of the mechanical memory corresponding to the media content item;
cause output of the media content item via the non-mechanical memory;
receive, by the computing device, a second request associated with a second media content item;
determine to record the second media content item via the mechanical memory instead of the non-mechanical memory;
reactivate the deactivated portion of the mechanical memory to record the second media content item; and
temporarily record a portion of the second media content item via the non-mechanical memory based on a delay associated with the reactivation of the portion of the mechanical memory.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further configured to cause recording of the media content item via the mechanical memory during output, by a display device, of the media content item.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further configured to enable control circuitry to use a portion of the mechanical memory comprised of a read head.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further configured to complete the determining based on whether the request is associated with long term access to the media content item.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further configured to:
assign a first partition, of the non-mechanical memory, for recording content from a first content stream;
assign a second partition, of the non-mechanical memory, for recording content from a second content stream, wherein the causing recording comprises causing, based on a determination of whether the media content item is from the first content stream or the second content stream, recording of the media content item via one of the first partition or the second partition of the non-mechanical memory.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further configured such that the non-mechanical memory stores information indicating a relationship between a partition of the non-mechanical memory and the delay associated with the activation of the portion of the mechanical memory, and the control circuitry is further configured to:
assign the partition of the non-mechanical memory based on the stored information.
21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further configured to execute the temporarily recording by:
temporarily recording the portion of the media content item via the partition of the non-mechanical memory.