Content access
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a high-definition channel and a standard-definition channel at a client device via a broadcast;
determining at the client device that the high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by the standard-definition channel; and
responsive to the determining by the client device, providing access to the content at the client device via the high-definition channel by including a representation of the high-definition channel in an electronic program guide (EPG) and restricting access to the content via the standard-definition channel by not including a representation of the standard-definition channel in the EPG if the client device is capable of outputting the content in high definition.
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Abstract
Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a high-definition channel and a standard-definition channel at a client device via a broadcast; determining at the client device that the high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by the standard-definition channel; and responsive to the determining by the client device, providing access to the content at the client device via the high-definition channel by including a representation of the high-definition channel in an electronic program guide (EPG) and restricting access to the content via the standard-definition channel by not including a representation of the standard-definition channel in the EPG if the client device is capable of outputting the content in high definition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A client device comprising one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware to:
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determine that a high-definition channel received via a broadcast at the client device has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel that is received via the broadcast at the client device; ascertain that the client device is capable of outputting the content in high definition; and responsive to the determination, provide access to the content via the high-definition channel by including a representation of the high-definition channel in an electronic program guide (EPG) and restrict access to the content via the standard-definition channel by not including a representation of the standard-definition channel in the EPG if the client device is capable of outputting the content in high definition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that are stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a client device, causes the client device to perform operations comprising:
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ascertaining that the client device is capable of high definition output; determining that a high-definition channel received at the client device via a network has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel received at the client device via the network; and responsive to the ascertaining and the determining, restricting access to the content via the standard-definition channel by not including a representation of the standard-definition channel in an electronic program guide (EPG). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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