SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATION OF RECORDING DEVICES SUCH AS DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERS (DVRs)

1 . A method, comprising:

determining that a size of video data associated with a recording operation at a first recording device exceeds an amount of available storage space;

selecting previously-stored video data for transfer to a second device;

transferring the selected video data from the first recording device to the second device; and

deleting the selected video data from the first recording device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the recording operation is a present recording operation.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the recording operation is a future recording operation.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transferred video data is stored on the second device and made available for later output.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second device has more available storage space than the first recording device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transferred video data is a duplicate of the video data originally stored.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transferred video data has a reduced quality from the video data originally stored.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first recording device is in wireless communication with a network.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first recording device is capable of:

recording video content,

transmitting video content via wireless technique, and

communicating with various handheld devices wirelessly.

10 . A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:

code configured to determine that a size of video data associated with a recording operation at a first recording device exceeds an amount of available storage space;

code configured to select previously-stored video data for transfer to a second device;

code configured to transfer the selected video data from the first recording device to the second device; and

code configured to delete the selected video data from the first recording device.

11 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the recording operation is a present recording operation.

12 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the recording operation is a future recording operation.

13 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the transferred video data is stored on the second device and made available for later output.

14 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the second device has more available storage space than the first recording device.

15 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the transferred video data is a duplicate of the video data originally stored.

16 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the transferred video data has a reduced quality from the video data originally stored.

17 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the first recording device is in wireless communication with a network.

18 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the first recording device is capable of:

recording video content,

transmitting video content via wireless technique, and

communicating with various handheld devices wirelessly.

19 . A system comprising:

a memory system; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory system and that are each configured to:

determine that a size of video data associated with a recording operation at a first recording device exceeds an amount of available storage space;

select previously-stored video data for transfer to a second device;

transfer the selected video data from the first recording device to the second device; and

delete the selected video data from the first recording device.

20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the first recording device is in wireless communication with a network.