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Systems and methods for managing television tuners

  • US 9,479,837 B1
  • Filed: 12/30/2014
  • Issued: 10/25/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a television receiving system, a request to tune to a first channel of a plurality of television channels including one or more local channels and one or more satellite channels;

    determining whether the first channel is one of the one or more local channels;

    if it is determined that the first channel is one of the one or more local channels, then tuning to the first channel, using a tuner selected from one or more local tuners and one or more satellite tuners according to a hierarchy that prioritizes the one or more local tuners over the one or more satellite tuners, by;

    determining whether at least one of the one or more local tuners is available for tuning;

    if it is determined that at least one local tuner is available for tuning, then tuning to the first channel using an available one of the one or more local tuners; and

    only if it is determined that none of the one or more local tuners are available for tuning, then tuning to the first channel using an available one of one or more satellite tuners.

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