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Dynamic tuner allocation

US9549213B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2013
Grant dateJan 17, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4826
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In response to receiving a request, a current status of each one of a number of tuners of a television receiver may be determined. A ranking may be assigned to each one of the number of tuners based on an associated determined status. A listing may be generated based on the ranking and, when selected, a particular tuner of ranking greater than other ones of the plurality of tuners may be allocated for the recording of a particular broadcast program.

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