VIRTUALIZED CONTENT SOURCING
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a television receiver from an outdoor satellite unit, a first television channel within a particular bandwidth that is addressable by a particular tuner of the television receiver;
receiving, by the television receiver, a request to tune to a second television channel, the second television channel broadcast on a satellite transponder different than the first television channel; and
sending, by the television receiver to the outdoor satellite unit, a request to receive the first television channel and the second television channel within the particular bandwidth that is addressable by the particular tuner.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that enable simultaneous or concurrent access to, either for display or storage, an increased number of television programs of specific interest when compared to other systems having a similar or even greater number of tuners.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a television receiver from an outdoor satellite unit, a first television channel within a particular bandwidth that is addressable by a particular tuner of the television receiver; receiving, by the television receiver, a request to tune to a second television channel, the second television channel broadcast on a satellite transponder different than the first television channel; and sending, by the television receiver to the outdoor satellite unit, a request to receive the first television channel and the second television channel within the particular bandwidth that is addressable by the particular tuner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A television receiver, comprising:
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a plurality of tuners; one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; process a first television channel embedded within a particular bandwidth that is addressable by a particular tuner of the plurality of tuners; detect a request to tune to a second television channel, the second television channel broadcast on a satellite transponder different than the first television channel; and send to an outdoor satellite unit a request to receive the first television channel and the second television channel within the particular bandwidth that is addressable by the particular tuner. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising,
receiving, by an outdoor satellite unit from a television receiver, a request for access to a television channel broadcast on a particular satellite transponder; - and
sending, by the outdoor satellite unit to the television receiver, the television channel and at least one other television channel embedded within a particular bandwidth that is addressable by a particular tuner of the television receiver, the at least one other television channel broadcast on a satellite transponder different than the particular satellite transponder. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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