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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Jorge H. Guzman, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Drew T. Chen, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Richard B. Tatem, Middletown, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jorge H. Guzman, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Drew T. Chen, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Richard B. Tatem, Middletown, MD (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/20 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for controlling a group of user receiving devices includes a local headend in communication with the group of user receiving devices through a local network. A management control system of the local headend generates a control signal and simultaneously communicates the control signal to the group of user receiving devices through the local network. The group of user receiving devices is controlled in response to the control signal.