# US 2018/0027280 A1 · Multi-stream placeshifting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0027280 A1 - Document ID: US20180027280A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/722,990 - Filed: 2017-10-02 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2010-11-19 - Assignees: Sling Media Pvt Ltd - Applicants: Sling Media Pvt Ltd - Inventors: SHARATH HARLHARPUR SATHEESH - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180027280A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/4312: {involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations} - H04N 21/440218: {by transcoding between formats or standards, e.g. from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 (conversion of standards in analogue television systems H04N7/01)} - H04N 21/4622: {Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859)} - H04N 21/6125: {involving transmission via Internet (transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82)} - H04N 21/632: {using a connection between clients on a wide area network, e.g. setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet for retrieving video segments from the hard-disk of other client devices (broadcast-related systems characterised by transmission among terminal devices H04H60/80; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Disclosure is directed to managing more than one placeshifting transmission at a target device. The target device may be configured to receive a first video from a first placeshifting source and a second video from a second placeshifting source. The target device may additionally be configured to simultaneously output the first and second video on an output device, using various display screen configurations such as picture-in-picture, split screen, windows, and so. The first and second placeshifting sources may be content receivers having integrated placeshifting functions or may be content receivers provided in association with stand-alone placeshifting devices. A dual-tuner content receiver may also provide both the first and second placeshifting sources to the target device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A placeshifting method, comprising: receiving a first input stream at a placeshifting client from a transcoder coupled to a first tuner of a television receiver, wherein the first input stream includes a first television program received at the first tuner and wherein the first input stream is sent across a packet-switched network from the transcoder to the placeshifting client, wherein the transcoder is operable to convert data representing the first television program to a format appropriate for transmission across the packet-switched network; in response to a request for a second input stream while the first input stream is being received from the television receiver, connecting to the transcoder coupled to a second tuner of the television receiver that is different from the first tuner of the television receiver and that receives a second television program different from the first program, wherein the first and second input streams are simultaneously received by the placeshifting client, and wherein the second transcoder is operable to convert data representing the second television program to a format appropriate for transmission across the packet-switched network, wherein the transcoder is remote from the placeshifting client and coupled to the placeshifting client via a packet switched network; and outputting a video signal by the placeshifting client for display on a display device, the video signal comprising a first video extracted from the first input and a second video simultaneously extracted from the second input stream. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The placeshifting method of claim 1, wherein the operation of outputting a video signal further comprises: outputting a picture-in-picture display having a first picture containing the first video and a second picture containing the second video, wherein the first picture is overlain on the second picture. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The placeshifting method of claim 1, wherein the operation of outputting a video signal further comprises: outputting a split screen display having a first picture containing the first video and a second picture containing the second video, wherein the first picture occupies a first half of display device and the second picture occupies a second half of the display device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The placeshifting method of claim 1, wherein the operation of outputting a video signal further comprises: outputting a first window for the first video and a second window for the second video, wherein the first window contains the first video and the second window contains the second window, and at least one of the first and second window may be displaced or resized in response to user input. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The placeshifting method of claim 1, further comprising: outputting an audio signal, the audio signal corresponding to at least one of the first and second videos. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The placeshifting method of claim 1, wherein the second tuner of the television receiver receives the second television program from a digital video recorder. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The placeshifting method of claim 1, ### Claim 8 A target device in a placeshifting system, the target device comprising: a network connection configured to communicate over a packet-switched network; a processor connected to the network connection and configured to send and receive transactions across a network through the network connection; a first process configured to execute on the processor, the first process configured to process a first input stream received from across a network from a first placeshifting source, wherein the first placeshifting source is a transcoder coupled to a first tuner of a dual-tuner television receiver; a second process configured to simultaneously execute with the first process on the processor, the second process configured to process a second input stream received from across the network from a second placeshifting source that is different from the first placeshifting source, wherein the second placeshifting source is the transcoder coupled to a second tuner of the dual-tuner television receiver, and wherein the second process comprises connecting to the second placeshifting source in response to a request for the second input stream, and wherein the second input stream is sent separately from the first input stream but is received at the same time as the first input stream, wherein the transcoder is operable to convert data representing the first and second television programs to a format appropriate for transmission across the packet-switched network, wherein the transcoder is remote from the placeshifting client and coupled to the placeshifting client via a packet switched network; and an output device connected to the processor and configured to receive content output from the first and second process, the output device configured to provide an output that simultaneously presents video extracted from both the first input stream and from the second input stream. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The target device of claim 8, wherein the output device outputs a picture-in-picture display having a first picture containing the first video and a second picture containing the second video, wherein the first picture is overlain on the second picture. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The target device of claim 8, wherein the output device outputs a split screen display having a first picture containing the first video and a second picture containing the second video, wherein the first picture occupies a first half of display device and the second picture occupies a second half of the display device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The target device of claim 8, wherein the output device outputs a first window for the first video and a second window for the second video, wherein the first window contains the first video and the second window contains the second window, and at least one of the first and second window may be displaced or resized in response to user input ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The target device of claim 8, wherein the output device outputs an audio signal, the audio signal corresponding to at least one of the first and second videos. ### Claim 13 A placeshifting system, comprising: a first placeshifting source configured to output a first video stream across a network; a second placeshifting source configured to output a second video stream across the network; and a target device in communication with the first and second placeshifting sources across the network, the target device configured to receive simultaneously display video from the first placeshifting source and video from the second placeshifting source. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The placeshifting system of claim 13, wherein the first placeshifting source is a receiver having an integrated placeshifting function. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The placeshifting system of claim 13, wherein the first placeshifting source is an receiver provided in association with a stand-alone placeshifting device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The placeshifting system of claim 13, wherein the first placeshifting source and the second placeshifting source are geographically separated. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The placeshifting system of claim 13, wherein the first placeshifting source and the second placeshifting source originate from the same receiver, the receiver having a dual-tuner configured to receive video for the first placeshifting source on a first channel and video for the second placeshifting source on a second channel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The placeshifting system of claim 13, wherein the first placeshifting server receives video content from a cable-television service provided. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The placeshifting system of claim 13, wherein the first placeshifting server receives video content from a satellite-television service provided. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The placeshifting system of claim 13, wherein the first placeshifting server receives video content from a personal video recorder.