Method and apparatus for reverting to a preferred program at the end of a commercial interruption
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a first programming stream and a second programming stream from a plurality of television programming streams;
selecting the first programming stream for displaying first programming conveyed by the first programming steam;
monitoring the second programming stream while displaying the first programming; and
in response to a detecting a first programming change event in the second programming stream, initiating a first channel change action adapted for selecting the second programming stream for displaying second programming conveyed by the second programming steam.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method and apparatus for switching between programming streams in response to a programming change event. A first method may include receiving a first programming stream and a second programming stream, selecting the first programming stream for displaying first programming conveyed by the first programming steam, monitoring the second programming stream while displaying the first programming, and, in response to a detecting a first programming change event in the second programming stream, initiating a channel change action adapted for selecting the second programming stream for displaying second programming conveyed by the second programming steam. A second method may include detecting a programming change event on a channel conveying a programming stream including a preferred program and initiating a channel change action adapted for selecting the channel conveying the programming stream including the preferred program for displaying the preferred program.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first programming stream and a second programming stream from a plurality of television programming streams;
selecting the first programming stream for displaying first programming conveyed by the first programming steam;
monitoring the second programming stream while displaying the first programming; and
in response to a detecting a first programming change event in the second programming stream, initiating a first channel change action adapted for selecting the second programming stream for displaying second programming conveyed by the second programming steam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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detecting a programming change event on a first channel conveying a programming stream including a preferred program;
in response to the programming change event, determining whether the first channel is selected for displaying the preferred program; and
in response to a determination that the first channel is not selected, initiating a channel change action adapted for selecting the first channel for displaying the preferred program. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first module for processing a first programming stream associated with a first channel;
a second module for processing a second programming stream associated with a second channel;
a controller coupled to the first module and the second module, the controller configurable for;
selecting the first programming stream associated with the first module for displaying first programming conveyed by the first programming stream;
monitoring the second programming stream associated with the second module for detecting a first programming change event associated with second programming conveyed by the second programming stream; and
in response to detecting the first programming change event, selecting the second programming stream associated with the second module for displaying second programming conveyed by the second programming stream. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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