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Multi-tuner device integration

  • US 9,712,778 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2015
  • Issued: 07/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method executable by a primary television receiver device, the method comprising:

  • receiving a registration message via a first data connection from a secondary television receiver device by the primary television receiver device, wherein the registration message describes at least one television tuner available from the secondary television receiver device;

    in response to the registration message, the primary television receiver device adding the at least one television tuner available from the secondary television receiver device to a list of available television tuners, wherein the list of available television tuners also comprises television tuners that are available from the primary television receiver device;

    in response to a subsequent request for a television tuner received by the primary television receiver device, the primary television receiver device allocating the at least one television tuner available from the secondary television receiver device to service the request by receiving a television broadcast via a second data connection between the secondary television receiver device and an outdoor unit that is separate from the first data connection; and

    subsequently receiving, by the primary television receiver device via the first data connection, a request to perform a trick play feature on the television broadcast, and, responsive to the request, accepting a hand off of decoding from secondary television receiver device to the primary television receiver to thereby obtain the television broadcast at the primary television receiver via a third data connection between the primary television receiver and the outdoor unit for decoding of the television broadcast and processing of the trick play feature requested by the viewer by the primary television receiver and transmission of the decoded television broadcast to the secondary television receiver via the first data connection, wherein the handing off comprises the primary television receiver receiving timing information about the video stream from the secondary television receiver device to thereby maintain consistent timing of the video stream as the decoding of the video stream is handed off from the secondary television receiver device to the primary television receiver.

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