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PREEMPTIVE TUNING

  • US 20160043747A1
  • Filed: 10/20/2015
  • Published: 02/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for use in a wireless receiver tuned to a first channel associated with a first media station, the method comprising:

  • receiving, on the first channel, a wireless signal associated with the first media station;

    monitoring at least one signal-quality parameter of the wireless signal, wherein the at least one signal-quality parameter includes a signal to noise ratio (SNR);

    maintaining a history of the at least one signal-quality parameter, the history indicating an association between a value of the at least one signal-quality parameter and a situational parameter;

    receiving, via a communications network, information associated with current situational parameters;

    determining a current situational parameter based on the information; and

    determining, based on a current situational parameter and the history, that a value of the at least one signal-quality parameter is expected to drop below a threshold level within a period of time; and

    preemptively tuning the wireless receiver from the first media station, automatically without human action, to an alternate media station on a second channel prior to an expiration of the period of time.

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