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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Shekhar Gupta, Overland Park, KS (US);
Curtis Tucker, Lees Summit, MO (US);
Robert Morrill, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Shekhar Gupta, Overland Park, KS (US);
Curtis Tucker, Lees Summit, MO (US);
Robert Morrill, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/4436 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for automatically changing channels. A user selection of a channel and a time associated with media content is received. The current time is determined. A display is powered on in response to determining the display is off. A display is automatically changed to the channel in response to the current time matching the selected time. The media content received through the channel is displayed.