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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Tobin Farrand, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Hubert E. Kolde, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Inventors:
Tobin Farrand, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Hubert E. Kolde, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
ARRIS Enterprises, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/6547 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/45 (2011.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 5/77 (2006.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/443 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/6547 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 5/45 (2013.01); H04N 5/765 (2013.01); H04N 5/77 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system coupled to a plurality of multimedia nodes is disclosed, comprising: monitoring user input on the multi-tuner receiver system; identifying a first channel which the user is likely to select based on the user input; and speculatively tuning to the first channel using a first tuner prior to the user selecting the first channel.