Automatic TV signal and tuner setup
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying tuners in a tuner device;
determining whether each tuner is an analog tuner or a digital tuner;
reporting each digital tuner to a user;
reporting each analog tuner to the user; and
if no tuners are identified, reporting that no tuners were found.
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Abstract
A system and methods perform an automatic TV signal/tuner setup in a tuner device (e.g., a PC, a personal video recorder, a set-top box, etc.) that has one or more tuners. The setup identifies the number of tuners in the device, whether the tuners are analog or digital, and what broadcast standard each tuner supports. The geographic region in which the device will be receiving TV signals is identified, and tuners supporting that region are identified. Digital tuners are reported as being digital, while analog tuners are scanned to locate valid TV signals, and to determine the source of any valid TV signals (e.g., an antenna, a cable provider, a set-top box).
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying tuners in a tuner device;
determining whether each tuner is an analog tuner or a digital tuner;
reporting each digital tuner to a user;
reporting each analog tuner to the user; and
if no tuners are identified, reporting that no tuners were found. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:
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identifying one or more tuners in a tuner device;
scanning analog tuners for TV signals in accordance with a frequency map, the frequency map identifying tuning spaces in which TV signals are likely to be detected based on an identified geographic region; and
based on the scanning, reporting a TV signal source of the analog tuners to a user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer comprising:
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one or more TV signal tuners; and
a signal-tuner setup manager configured to identify the one or more TV signal tuners, analyze signals at the inputs of the one or more TV signal tuners, and report a tuner type and a TV signal source type to a user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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