Dynamic tuner allocation
US9549213B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 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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