The Directv Group, Inc.

Christopher R Roy

Eric J Bennett

Raynold M Kahn

Luke J Crook

Steven Kasakitis

Gregory Vagnati

Noreen Fong

Erin K Nelson

Christopher J Cabanne

Robert G Arsenault

Romulo Cruz Pontual

Walter F Filbrich

Tommi J Iten

David P Green

Kenny C Chen

A system and method for allocating tuner resources in a multi-room digital video recording system, wherein the system includes a server device having a plurality of tuners therein and a first client device in communication with the server device and allocated at least a first tuner from the plurality of tuners. A second client in communication client device generates a tuner request. The server device allocates the first tuner to the second user device and communicates a content signal through the first tuner to the second client device.

Method and system for operating a multi-room digital video recording system

Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for searching available programs in a broadcast system. A system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises a transmitter, transmitting a plurality of video programs and a program guide, the program guide comprising information related to the plurality of video programs, a receiver for receiving the plurality of programs and the program guide from the transmitter, a monitor, coupled to the receiver, for displaying at least a selected one of the plurality of video programs and for selectively displaying the program guide, and a remote control, coupled to the receiver, wherein the receiver accepts at least one input from the remote control, compares the information in the program to the at least one input, and presents a search result of programs from the plurality of programs having a matching characteristic with the at least one input.

Method and apparatus to search for program content via a remote control interface

A system and method for registering a client device with a server device includes the server device having a display. The display displays a first identifier in response to entering a registration mode. A client device is in communication with the server device. The client device detects that the server device is in registration mode and communicates a second identifier to the client device. The server device compares the first identifier and the second identifier and, after comparing, registers the client device at the server device.

Method and system for registering a client device in a multi-room digital video recording system

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Christopher R Roy