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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Echostar Technologies, Llc, Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Mark Templeman, Parker, CO (US);
Yunfeng Yang, Aurora, CO (US);
Assignee:
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 5/91 (2006.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 9/87 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 9/797 (2006.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); G11B 27/28 (2006.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 21/4335 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); G11B 27/026 (2006.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); H04N 21/83 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); G11B 27/026 (2013.01); G11B 27/28 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 5/91 (2013.01); H04N 9/79 (2013.01); H04N 9/797 (2013.01); H04N 9/87 (2013.01); H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 21/4302 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4335 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4583 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/83 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 7/20 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01);
Abstract
In response to receiving a request, a current status of each one of a number of tuners of a television receiver may be determined. A ranking may be assigned to each one of the number of tuners based on an associated determined status. A listing may be generated based on the ranking and, when selected, a particular tuner of ranking greater than other ones of the plurality of tuners may be allocated for the recording of a particular broadcast program.