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US 2014/0229964 A1Published application
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AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorsHayden Waisanen, Nicholas B. Newell
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Abstract
System and methods for providing access to particular media content. First media content may be output for presentation by a display device. Second media content other than the first media content may be monitored. A determination may be made as to whether the second media content has a priority greater than the first media content. Access to the second media content for presentation by the display device may be provided.
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A method for providing access to particular media content, comprising:
- outputting, by a television receiver, first media content for presentation by a display device;
- monitoring, by the television receiver, second media content other than the first media content;
- determining, by the television receiver based on the monitoring, whether the second media content has a priority greater than the first media content;
- and
- outputting, by the television receiver in response to the determining, the second media content for presentation by the display device, in place of the first media content when the second media content has greater priority than the first media content.
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A television receiver, comprising:
- a first module configured to output media content to a display device for presentation by the display device;
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- a second module configured to, when first media content is output to the display device, monitor and determine whether second media content has a priority greater than the first media content, and command the first module, without user input, to output the second media content in place of the first media content when the second media content has greater priority than the first media content.
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A computing device, comprising:
- a processing unit;
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- a system memory connected to the processing unit, the system memory including instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to implement at least one module to provide access to particular media content, the at least one module configured to:
- output first media content for presentation by a display device;
- monitor second media content other than the first media content;
- determine, without user input, whether the second media content has a priority greater than the first media content;
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- output the second media content for presentation by the display device in place of the first media content when the second media content has greater priority than the first media content.
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