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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Luke Vanduyn, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Karen Michelle Taxler, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Daniel L. Rudolph, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Luke VanDuyn, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Karen Michelle Taxler, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Daniel L. Rudolph, Castle Rock, CO (US);
EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
The various embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatus for providing multiple channel recall on a television receiver. A television receiver stores multiple previously viewed channels for selective recall by a user. A television receiver outputs a selection menu that includes a plurality of previously viewed channels. A user selects one of the channels from the selection menu for viewing, and a tuner of the television receiver is commanded to output the selected channel.