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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Peter J. Potrebic, Calistoga, CA (US);
Geoffrey R. Smith, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. Potrebic, Calistoga, CA (US);
Geoffrey R. Smith, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Burbank, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/4335 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 9/804 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 21/4335 (2013.01); H04N 21/43622 (2013.01); H04N 5/765 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system or method selects among multiple tuners to tune a particular channel. A request is received to tune a first channel. In response to this request, a first tuner is assigned to tune the first channel. A request is received to tune a second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is not being recorded, the first tuner is assigned to tune the second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is being recorded, the second tuner is assigned to tune the second channel.