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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Elizabeth Rose Mcenroe, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark Wagner, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter J. Potrebic, Calistoga, CA (US);
Thomas H. Taylor, Redmond, WA (US);
Elizabeth Rose McEnroe, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark Wagner, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter J. Potrebic, Calistoga, CA (US);
Thomas H. Taylor, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of virtual tuner management are described. A viewing system, for instance, may include a plurality of client devices that are configured to render content, such as television programs. The viewing system may pool the resources available from the client devices such that each client device is not limited to functionality that is provided locally by the client device. To manage content consumption in the viewing system, virtual tuners may be employed, each of which represent an ability of the viewing system to consume a single stream of content (e.g., a television program) provided by a content provider.
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