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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Philip Ted Kortum, Austin, TX (US);
Marc Andrew Sullivan, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey Lewis Brandt, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 5/63 (2006.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/436 (2013.01); H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/63 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method at a first set top box includes transmitting to a second set top box a request to use a television tuner associated with the second set top box. The method further includes receiving a return recording option from the second set top box. The method also includes generating an indication of a rejection of the request from the second set top box based on the received return recording option. The indication includes a graphical message specifying the rejection of the request.