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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Seth A. Byerley, Parker, CO (US);
EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
A system includes a server in communication with a first set top box and a second set top box. The server receives a request from the first set top box to access an available tuner of the second set top box, accesses account information associated with the first set top box, and commands the second set top box to stream content from the available tuner to the first set top box according to the account information. A method includes identifying available tuners of set top boxes assigned to different customers, receiving a request from a first set top box to access an available tuner of a second set top box, accessing account information associated with the first set top box, and commanding the second set top box to stream content to the first set top box according to the account information of the first set top box.