Tuner sharing video recorder system architecture
US8116611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/782
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a shared tuner video recorder system architecture. In one embodiment, multiple set-top boxes are networked and configured to share tuners with each other. If a specific set-top box has no tuners available to schedule a show, it attempts to schedule the show on the tuner of another set-top box in the network.
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