SET TOP TERMINAL PERFORMING SERVICE GROUP NUMBER AUTODISCOVERY DURING INITIALIZATION OR BOOT-UP PROCESS
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1. A set top terminal, comprising:
- a receiver including at least one tuner for receiving programming content over a content delivery system;
a processor operatively associated with the receiver;
a switched digital video (SDV) application module operatively associated with the processor; and
wherein the SDV application module is configured to perform an autodiscovery process by tuning to prescribed autodiscovery frequencies received by the tuner while the SDV application module is being initialized.
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Abstract
A set top terminal is provided that includes a receiver having at least one tuner for receiving programming content over a content delivery system and a processor operatively associated with the receiver. The set top terminal also includes a switched digital video (SDV) application module operatively associated with the processor. The SDV application module is configured to perform an autodiscovery process by tuning to prescribed autodiscovery frequencies received by the tuner while the SDV application module is being initialized.
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17 Claims
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1. A set top terminal, comprising:
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a receiver including at least one tuner for receiving programming content over a content delivery system; a processor operatively associated with the receiver; a switched digital video (SDV) application module operatively associated with the processor; and wherein the SDV application module is configured to perform an autodiscovery process by tuning to prescribed autodiscovery frequencies received by the tuner while the SDV application module is being initialized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions which, when executed by a processor, performs a method including:
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receiving a request to begin an internal initialization process during which client applications are activated; causing information to be acquired that is sufficient to obtain a service group number by tuning to a selected number of frequencies specified in an autodiscovery frequency plan, wherein the selected number of frequencies are received over a content delivery system; and causing completion of the internal initialization process by relinquishing control of the client applications to a user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of requesting SDV programming from a content delivery system using a set top terminal, comprising:
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beginning a boot-up sequence during which the set top terminal is initialized; performing an autodiscovery process by tuning to prescribed autodiscovery frequencies received by the set top terminal while a set top terminal SDV application module is being initialized; and transmitting a channel change request over a content delivery system in order to receive an SDV program, wherein the channel change request includes a service group number that is acquired based on information obtained during the autodiscovery process. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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