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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Richard B. Tatem, Middletown, MD (US);
Inventor:
Richard B. Tatem, Middletown, MD (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 21/2385 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2385 (2013.01); H04N 21/26216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for suspending channel signals includes a network, a plurality of terminals in communication with the network and a receiving unit in communication with the plurality of terminals through the network. The receiving unit receives a channel signal and communicates the channel signal to the plurality of terminals through the network. The receiving unit monitors inactivity at the plurality of user terminals. The receiving unit discontinues distributing the channel signal when channel inactivity is determined by monitoring the plurality of user terminals.