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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Inventor:
Clarke Stevens, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisvillle, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/765 (2013.01); H04N 21/26291 (2013.01); H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/44245 (2013.01); H04N 21/6543 (2013.01); H04N 21/814 (2013.01); H04N 21/8146 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method for automatically switching television channels or other content sources. The method may be used with any electronic media to facilitate switching between channels or other content sources based on events or other occurrences in non-viewed channels, such as but not limited to switching channels based on sporting event occurrences (goals, ending of game, etc.), news event occurrence (breaking news, health tips, etc.), and other any number of other identifiable events.