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Methods and apparatus for client aggregation of television programming in a networked personal video recording system

  • US 8,737,801 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2008
  • Issued: 05/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for aggregating television programming in a personal video recording (“

  • PVR”

    ) system, said method comprising the steps of;

    transmitting a request from a client device for a list of television programming available from a media server on a network, wherein the media server is configured to;

    receive a plurality of television signals;

    tune to each of the plurality of television signals using a respective tuner of a plurality of tuners, wherein each of the plurality of tuners has an associated continuous ring buffer; and

    store each of the plurality of television signals in a continuous ring buffer associated with a respective tuner of the signal;

    receiving, from the media server, a list of television programming available through the media server; and

    aggregating, at the client device, a list of television programming information available from the media server based on the received list.

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