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Online backup and restoration of television receiver storage and configuration data

  • US 10,659,834 B2
  • Filed: 09/03/2019
  • Issued: 05/19/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • communicating a request for backup data by a first television receiver device to a remote server over a communications network in association with executing a restoration of the first television receiver device associated with a requesting customer, the remote server having, stored thereon, one or more lists of identifiers, each list of identifiers previously received by the remote server from a respective television receiver associated with a respective customer in association with executing a respective backup of the respective television receiver, each list of identifiers indicating a respective plurality of television programs stored at the respective television receiver at the time of executing the respective backup;

    receiving the backup data by the first television receiver device from the remote server responsive to the request, the backup data comprising a selected list of identifiers of the one or more lists of identifiers selected by the remote server in accordance with the request; and

    for each television program of the respective plurality of television programs indicated by the selected list of identifiers;

    determining, by the first television receiver device, whether the television program is scheduled to be aired in an upcoming television broadcast receivable by a tuner of the first television receiver device during a broadcast time;

    in accordance with determining that the television program is scheduled to be aired, automatically configuring the first television receiver device to tune to the broadcast and locally record the television program during the broadcast time; and

    in accordance with determining that the television program is not scheduled to be aired, indicating to the requesting customer whether the television program is available from an alternative television program source.

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