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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Richard B. Tatem, Middletown, MD (US);
Kuriacose Joseph, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Drew T. Chen, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Jorge H. Guzman, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Richard B. Tatem, Middletown, MD (US);
Kuriacose Joseph, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Drew T. Chen, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Jorge H. Guzman, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for controlling a local content aggregated system includes a switch module receiving external channel signals, user receiving devices and a local headend generating a local channel signal. The local headend communicates the local channel signal to the switch module and communicates local channel program guide data to the user receiving devices. The user receiving devices receive external program guide data corresponding to the external channels. The user receiving device selects either a first external channel signal from the external channel signals or the local channel signal at the program guide to form a selection signal corresponding to a selected channel at a first user receiving device of the user receiving devices. The user receiving device communicates the selection signal to the switch module, which is switched in response thereto. The switch module communicates the selected channel signal to the first user receiving device.