Devices and/or Methods for Switching Between Program Sources
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1. A device comprisinga receiver unit adapted to receive a program;
- a determining unit communicatively coupled to the received unit and adapted to determine a second program corresponding to the first program;
an analysis unit communicatively coupled to the determining unit and adapted to;
recognize an event interrupting the first program based on a time of the interruption;
determine a time of continuation for the second program; and
transmit the second program to an output unit starting at the time of continuation.
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising: determining a second program corresponding to a received first program; recognizing an interruption of the first program; based on a time of the interruption, specifying a time of continuation of the second program; and transmitting the second program to an output unit at the time of continuation.
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1. A device comprising
a receiver unit adapted to receive a program; -
a determining unit communicatively coupled to the received unit and adapted to determine a second program corresponding to the first program; an analysis unit communicatively coupled to the determining unit and adapted to; recognize an event interrupting the first program based on a time of the interruption; determine a time of continuation for the second program; and transmit the second program to an output unit starting at the time of continuation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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determining a second program corresponding to a received first program; recognizing an interruption of the first program; based on a time of the interruption, specifying a time of continuation of the second program; and transmitting the second program to an output unit at the time of continuation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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