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Tuning based on historical geographic location

  • US 9,918,200 B2
  • Filed: 02/08/2016
  • Issued: 03/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless media receiver comprising:

  • a memory operably associated with a processor for storing an electronic program guide associating each of a plurality of potential alternate media stations with a plurality of content attributes;

    a wireless receiver coupled to the processor tuned to a first media station; and

    the processor executing a program of code instructions to;

    measure commonality between a plurality of first media station content attributes stored in the electronic program guide, and the plurality of content attributes for each of the plurality of potential alternate media stations also stored in the electronic program guide;

    assign a similarity score to each of the plurality of potential alternate media stations based on the measurement;

    identify one of the plurality of potential alternate media stations having a highest similarity score as an alternate media station;

    determine a signal-quality parameter of the first media station is not above a first threshold level after the alternate media station has been identified;

    automatically tune the wireless receiver to the alternate media station;

    determine the signal-quality parameter of the first media station is above a second threshold level after the wireless receiver has been automatically tuned to the alternate media station;

    wherein the second threshold level is greater than the first threshold level; and

    automatically tune the wireless receiver to the first media station.

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