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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Arris Enterprises Llc, Suwanee, GA (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh Prabu Mahadevan, Horamaru, IN;
S. Subbarayan, Bangalore, IN;
Veerabadhran Gopalakrishnan, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Assignee:
ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/44209 (2013.01); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various implementations described herein are directed to technologies for providing uninterrupted playback of a content recording on a set top box during head end failures. The set top box detects a head end failure. An unavailability mode is entered during the detected head end failure. A head end recovery is detected. The unavailability mode is exited. A content unavailability skipper associated with the recorded content is updated. The content unavailability skipper includes instructions for playback of the recorded content.