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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Terry Pattison, Englewood, CO (US);
Dan Minnick, Englewood, CO (US);
Scott Fillingim, Englweood, CO (US);
Mike Cavanaugh, Englewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 7/20 (2013.01); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01); H04N 21/44209 (2013.01); H04N 21/6143 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various arrangements for television channel tuning are presented. Receiving equipment may receive an indication of a first television channel for tuning. The receiving equipment may determine the first television channel is not available. A second television channel that carries the same content as the first television channel may be identified. The second television channel may be available for tuning. The receiving equipment may tune to the second television channel.