Smart channel tuning
US9038111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/466
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receiver receives channel selection related information. The receiver determines to switch to presenting content being received from a provider. Such switching may involve powering on the receiver and/or switching from other operations that do not present received content. The receiver selects a channel based at least one the information and transmits content associated with the selected channel to a presentation device. In various implementations, the information may be received from the content provider, from a user, by monitoring accessed content, and so on. In some implementations, the information may include data specifying a particular channel to select, a commonly accessed channel to select, a characteristic of commonly accessed content that may be used to select a channel associated with content with a similar characteristic, a particular specified characteristic that may be used to select a channel associated with content with a similar characteristic, and so on.
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