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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventor:
Michael Bazata, Elizabeth, CO (US);
Assignee:
DISH Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/234363 (2013.01); H04N 21/4424 (2013.01);
Abstract
A set top box includes a first tuner configured to receive a first signal representing media content transmitted at a first resolution and a second tuner configured to receive a second signal representing the media content transmitted at a second resolution. A processing device is configured to monitor the second tuner to determine if the second tuner is receiving the second signal.