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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2002
Peter Chan, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Peter Chan, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Abstract
A digital STB having multiple decoders is capable of decoding multiple digital video streams simultaneously to minimize the time a subscriber waits before a new channel is tuned and displayed. The STB incorporates a channel look-ahead capability in which one or more digital tuners tune to and decode a next video channel based upon information taken from a subscriber's usage history and information obtained from average subscriber behavior. STB software performs a channel prediction to setup spare tuning and decoding resources to tune to and decode a potential channel the subscriber might select next. The STB can therefore anticipate the subscriber's request and provide a faster response time for channel tuning.