Resource conflict resolution for multiple television
US8677429B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/2849
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for managing resource-usage conflict among a plurality of viewers associated with a plurality of TVs, including a plurality of resources for shared usage among the viewers, the resources including at least one input device adapted to receive a program broadcast and to transmit the program broadcast onward for display, a resolution arrangement operationally connected to the at least one input device, the resolution arrangement being adapted to identify a usage conflict of at least one of the resources, and send an on-screen display having a resource usage action-choice to at least two of the TVs. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
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