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Television channel display device and method thereof

  • US 10,284,911 B2
  • Filed: 02/20/2018
  • Issued: 05/07/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a processing system including a processor; and

    a memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising;

    receiving a plurality of video streams, wherein the plurality of video streams do not exceed a predetermined bandwidth limitation;

    providing a plurality of devices access to the plurality of video streams;

    receiving a content request that requires an additional video stream;

    determining that fulfilling the content request would result in exceeding the bandwidth limitation;

    providing a listing of the plurality of video streams to a device of the plurality of devices for display at the device, responsive to the determining that fulfilling the content request would result in exceeding the bandwidth limitation, wherein a user interface associated with the display at the device enables termination of a selected one of the plurality of video streams;

    receiving a request to terminate the selected one of the plurality of video streams, wherein the request originates from an input at the user interface associated with the device, and wherein termination of the selected one of the plurality of video streams is conditioned upon authenticating security information associated with the device; and

    transmitting a message to the device indicating that the selected one of the plurality of video streams is to be terminated.

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