System and method for speculative tuning
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1. A method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system coupled to a plurality of multimedia nodes, the method comprising:
- monitoring user input to at least one of the multimedia nodes;
identifying a first channel which said user is likely to select based on said user input; and
speculatively tuning to said first channel using a first tuner prior to said user selecting said first channel.
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Abstract
A method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system coupled to a plurality of multimedia nodes is disclosed, comprising: monitoring user input on the multi-tuner receiver system; identifying a first channel which the user is likely to select based on the user input; and speculatively tuning to the first channel using a first tuner prior to the user selecting the first channel.
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1. A method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system coupled to a plurality of multimedia nodes, the method comprising:
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monitoring user input to at least one of the multimedia nodes;
identifying a first channel which said user is likely to select based on said user input; and
speculatively tuning to said first channel using a first tuner prior to said user selecting said first channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multi-tuner receiver system comprising:
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a first tuner and a second tuner to tune to broadcast channels; and
speculative tuning logic to identify a first channel which said user is likely to select based on user input to at least one of a plurality of multimedia nodes and to speculatively tune to said first channel using said first tuner prior to said user selecting said first channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system coupled to a plurality of multimedia nodes, the method comprising:
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monitoring a user'"'"'s channel selection communicated to at least one of the plurality of multimedia nodes; and
speculatively tuning to a first channel based on said user'"'"'s channel selection prior to said user selecting said first channel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A multi-tuner receiver system comprising:
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a first tuner and a second tuner to tune to broadcast channels; and
speculative tuning logic to identify a first channel based on a user'"'"'s channel selection input to at least one of a plurality of multimedia nodes and to speculatively tune to said first channel using said first tuner prior to the user selecting said first channel. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A multi-tuner receiver system comprising:
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means for monitoring user input to at least one of a plurality of multimedia nodes;
means for identifying a first channel which said user is likely to select based on said user input; and
means for speculatively tuning to said first channel using a first tuner prior to said user selecting said first channel. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A computer program product comprising program code for performing a method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system coupled to a plurality of multimedia nodes, the method comprising:
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monitoring user input to at least one of the multimedia nodes;
identifying a first channel which said user is likely to select based on said user input; and
speculatively tuning to said first channel using a first tuner prior to said user selecting said first channel.
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