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Method and system for operating a multi-room digital video recording system

US9979996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DIRECTV, LLC · US

Inventors

Raynold M. Kahn · Los Angeles, US
Steven Kasakitis · Redondo Beach, US
Christopher R. Roy · Los Angeles, US
Erin K. Nelson · Torrance, US
Christopher J. Cabanne · Calabasas, US
Luke J. Crook · Torrance, US
Gregory Vagnati · Los Angeles, US
Noreen Fong · Cerritos, US
Eric J. Bennett · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 5, 2016
Grant date	May 22, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/472
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for allocating tuner resources in a multi-room digital video recording system, wherein the system includes a server device having a plurality of tuners therein and a first client device in communication with the server device and allocated at least a first tuner from the plurality of tuners. A second client in communication client device generates a tuner request. The server device allocates the first tuner to the second user device and communicates a content signal through the first tuner to the second client device.

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