Server for providing television and system and method for use of same

A system for providing television, the system comprising:

• a programming interface configured to communicate with a network interface controller of a server, the server providing television to a plurality of televisions, the network interface controller interconnected to a plurality of receiving queues, each of the plurality of receiving queues having a respective buffer, a respective decryption device, and a respective decoder;
• the network interface controller configured to receive a source internet protocol television signal from an external source, the source internet protocol television signal including a plurality of channels, each of the plurality of channels having periodic, sequential signal access points that permit tuning initiation;
• the network interface controller including a full network protocol stack with network traffic processing capabilities;
• the network interface controller being associated with non-transitory memory accessible to a processor, the non-transitory memory including first processor-executable instructions that, when executed, by the processor cause the system to:
• receive a plurality of channels simultaneously, each of the plurality of channels of the source internet protocol television signal being assigned to one of the plurality of receiving queues;
• receive and at least partially prepare a first channel from the plurality of channels of the source internet protocol television signal,
• provide an at least partially prepared first channel signal;
• receive and at least partially prepare a second channel from the plurality of channels of the source internet protocol television signal,
• provide an at least partially prepared second channel signal, and
• start simultaneous decryption and decoding of the first channel and the second channel;
• and
• the non-transitory memory accessible to the processor, the non-transitory memory including second processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the system to:
• buffer in the buffer the at least partially prepared second channel signal,
• track in the buffer the at least partially prepared second channel signal beginning at a recent periodic, sequential signal access point,
• in response to receiving a channel request instruction from a requesting television of the plurality of televisions, access from the buffer the at least partially prepared second channel signal beginning at the recent periodic, sequential signal access point, and
• transform the partially prepared second channel signal to a fully prepared second channel signal, the transformation including decryption and decoding.

A system for providing television, the system comprising:

• a programming interface configured to communicate with a network interface controller of a server located in a cloud, the server providing television to a plurality of televisions, the network interface controller interconnected to a plurality of receiving queues, each of the plurality of receiving queues having a respective buffer, a respective decryption device, and a respective decoder;
• the network interface controller configured to receive a source internet protocol television signal from an external source, the source internet protocol television signal including a plurality of channels, each of the plurality of channels having periodic, sequential signal access points that permit tuning initiation;
• the network interface controller including a full network protocol stack with network traffic processing capabilities;
• the network interface controller being associated with non-transitory memory accessible to a processor, the non-transitory memory including first processor-executable instructions that, when executed, by the processor cause the system to:
• receive a plurality of channels simultaneously, each of the plurality of channels of the source internet protocol television signal being assigned to one of the plurality of receiving queues;
• receive and at least partially prepare a first channel from the plurality of channels of the source internet protocol television signal,
• provide an at least partially prepared first channel signal;
• receive and at least partially prepare a second channel from the plurality of channels of the source internet protocol television signal,
• provide an at least partially prepared second channel signal, and
• start simultaneous decryption and decoding of the first channel and the second channel;
• and
• the non-transitory memory accessible to the processor, the non-transitory memory including second processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the system to:
• buffer in the buffer the at least partially prepared second channel signal,
• track in the buffer the at least partially prepared second channel signal beginning at a recent periodic, sequential signal access point,
• in response to receiving a channel request instruction from a requesting television of the plurality of televisions, access from the buffer the at least partially prepared second channel signal beginning at the recent periodic, sequential signal access point, and
• transform the partially prepared second channel signal to a fully prepared second channel signal, the transformation including decryption and decoding.