Multi-DVR Media Stream Transition
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a content stream of media content at a first television-based client device of a multi-DVR system to render the media content;
recording the media content when a second television-based client device of the multi-DVR system initiates the recording; and
transitioning the first television-based client device from the content stream to render the media content from the recording without discontinuity of the media content.
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Abstract
Multi-DVR media stream transition is described. In an embodiment, television-based client devices are each a node of a multi-DVR system where the nodes are implemented for communication with each other. Media content can be recorded from a content stream in a pause buffer at a recording node of the multi-DVR system. A television-based client device at a node of the multi-DVR system can then be transitioned from receiving the media content via the content stream to receiving the recorded media content from the pause buffer without discontinuity when rendering the media content.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a content stream of media content at a first television-based client device of a multi-DVR system to render the media content; recording the media content when a second television-based client device of the multi-DVR system initiates the recording; and transitioning the first television-based client device from the content stream to render the media content from the recording without discontinuity of the media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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recording media content from a content stream in a pause buffer at a recording node of a multi-DVR system which includes television-based client devices that are each a node of the multi-DVR system; and transitioning a television-based client device at a node of the multi-DVR system from receiving the media content via the content stream to receiving the recorded media content from the pause buffer without discontinuity when rendering the media content. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A multi-DVR system, comprising:
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television-based client devices that are each a node of the multi-DVR system and configured for communication with each other; a first television-based client device configured to receive a content stream of media content to render the media content; and a second television-based client device configured to initiate a recording of the media content such that the first television-based client device can transition from the content stream to render the media content from the recording without discontinuity of the media content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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