System and method for dynamic channel management of a television based on media center set-top box tuner availability
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a last channel a television was tuned to prior to being turned off;
determining whether the last channel is a radio frequency remodulated (RF-remodulated) channel;
if the last channel is a RF-remodulated channel, then sending a signal to indicate that the television is on line with the RF-remodulated channel;
if a tuner is not available for the television, then receiving an indication of a cable channel that was last RF-remodulated to the RF-remodulated channel for the television; and
changing the television to the cable channel.
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Abstract
A method and system for dynamic channel management of a television based on media center set-top box tuner availability. The method includes determining a last channel a television was tuned to prior to being turned off. Then it is determined whether the last channel is a radio frequency remodulated (RF-remodulated) channel. If the last channel is a RF-remodulated channel, then sending a signal to indicate that the television is on line with the RF-remodulated channel. If a tuner is not available for the television, then receiving an indication of a cable channel that was last RF-remodulated to the RF-remodulated channel for the television. Finally, changing the television to the cable channel.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a last channel a television was tuned to prior to being turned off;
determining whether the last channel is a radio frequency remodulated (RF-remodulated) channel;
if the last channel is a RF-remodulated channel, then sending a signal to indicate that the television is on line with the RF-remodulated channel;
if a tuner is not available for the television, then receiving an indication of a cable channel that was last RF-remodulated to the RF-remodulated channel for the television; and
changing the television to the cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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determining, by a remote control, a last channel a television was tuned to prior to being turned off;
determining, by the remote control, whether the last channel is a radio frequency remodulated (RF-remodulated) channel;
if the last channel is a RF-remodulated channel, then sending, from the remote control, a signal to a media cener set-top box to indicate that the television is on line with the RF-remodulated channel;
if a tuner is not available for the television, then receiving, from the media center set-top box, an indication of a cable channel that was last RF-remodulated to the RF-remodulated channel for the television; and
changing the television with the remote control to the cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a television;
a remote control coupled to the television; and
a media center set-top box, wherein the remote control determines a last channel the television was tuned to prior to being turned off, wherein the remote control determines whether the last channel is a radio frequency remodulated (RF-remodulated) channel, wherein the remote control sends a signal to the media center set-top box to indicate that the television is on line with the RF-remodulated channel if the last channel is a RF-remodulated channel, wherein the remote control receives an indication of a cable channel that was last RF-remodulated to the RF-remodulated channel for the television if a tuner is not available for the television, and wherein the remote control changes the television to the cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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determining a last channel a television was tuned to prior to being turned off;
determining whether the last channel is a radio frequency remodulated (RF-remodulated) channel;
if the last channel is a RF-remodulated channel, then sending a signal to indicate that the television is on line with the RF-remodulated channel;
if a tuner is not available for the television, then receiving an indication of a cable channel that was last RF-remodulated to the RF-remodulated channel for the television; and
changing the television to the cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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determining, by a remote control, a last channel a television was tuned to prior to being turned off;
determining, by the remote control, whether the last channel is a radio frequency remodulated (RF-remodulated) channel;
if the last channel is a RF-remodulated channel, then sending, from the remote control, a signal to a media cener set-top box to indicate that the television is on line with the RF-remodulated channel;
if a tuner is not available for the television, then receiving, from the media center set-top box, an indication of a cable channel that was last RF-remodulated to the RF-remodulated channel for the television; and
changing the television with the remote control to the cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
a remote control, wherein the remote control determines a last channel a television was tuned to prior to being turned off, wherein the remote control determines whether the last channel is a radio frequency remodulated (RF-remodulated) channel, wherein the remote control sends a signal to a media center set-top box to indicate that the television is on line with the RF-remodulated channel if the last channel is a RF-remodulated channel, wherein the remote control receives an indication of a cable channel that was last RF-remodulated to the RF-remodulated channel for the television if a tuner is not available for the television, and wherein the remote control changes the television to the cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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