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US 2015/0189376 A1Published application
Transponder loss and join-in-progress channel monitoring
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorMichael Bazata
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Abstract
A set top box includes a first tuner configured to receive a first signal representing media content transmitted at a first resolution and a second tuner configured to receive a second signal representing the media content transmitted at a second resolution. A processing device is configured to monitor the second tuner to determine if the second tuner is receiving the second signal.
Claims20
A set top box comprising:
- a first tuner configured to receive a first signal representing media content transmitted at a first resolution;
- a second tuner configured to receive a second signal representing the media content transmitted at a second resolution;
- and
- a processing device configured to monitor the second tuner to determine if the second tuner is receiving the second signal.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, via a first tuner, a first signal representing media content transmitted at a first resolution;
- monitoring a second tuner to determine whether the second tuner is receiving a second signal representing the media content transmitted at a second resolution;
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- generating a notification indicating that the second tuner is receiving the second signal.
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A system comprising:
- a first server configured to transmit a first signal representing media content having a first resolution;
- a second server configured to transmit a second signal representing the media content having a second resolution;
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- a set top box having a first tuner and a second tuner, wherein the set top box is configured to receive a request for the media content from a user input, monitor the second tuner to determine if the second tuner is receiving the second signal, and selectively enable one of the first tuner and the second tuner to provide the media content based on whether the second tuner is receiving the second signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.