Method and apparatus for redirecting a receiving device in the event of a programming blackout
US9131125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4181
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receiving device and method for operating the same includes a tuner tuned to a first channel having a first program, a memory storing program guide data therein and a controller in communication with the tuner and the memory. The controller determines the first channel is a blacked out channel, searches the program data in the memory for a second program equivalent to the first program, determines a second channel associated with the second program and tunes the tuner device to the second channel.
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