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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2007
Cory Cirrincione, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph Mcclanahan, Redmond, WA (US);
Mark Schwesinger, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jessica Zahn, Renton, WA (US);
Cory Cirrincione, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph McClanahan, Redmond, WA (US);
Mark Schwesinger, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jessica Zahn, Renton, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and methods for configuring a television signal SourceType received by one or more tuners. Each of the tuners in the system are initially identified. The signal type is detected, and based on the signal type, a recorder thread is populated with compatible scanners. A weighted scanning order is established within each recorder thread. In one embodiment, the weighted scanning order is based in part on the region where the tuners receive a signal. Once the recorder threads are established, the tuners are scanned in parallel. Based on the scanning results, the television signal SourceType for each tuner is reported.