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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);

Inventors:

Venkata S. Adimatyam, Irving, TX (US);

Tariq Roshan, Irving, TX (US);

Sameer Gavade, Irving, TX (US);

Anil R. Arrabole, Irving, TX (US);

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/79 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/79 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01); H04N 21/4583 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 5/765 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary method includes a conflict resolution system 1) detecting a request for a DVR system having a plurality of tuners to tune to a media content program at a time during which all of the tuners are tuned to other media content programs, 2) identifying one or more media content programs that are being presented by the DVR system at the time of the request and one or more media content programs that are only being recorded by the DVR system at the time of the request, 3) presenting a conflict resolution interface that includes one or more selectable entries representative of the identified one or more media content programs that are only being recorded by the DVR system, and 4) excluding the identified one or more media content programs that are being presented by the DVR system from being represented in the conflict resolution interface.


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