Systems and methods for accessing media content

摘要

In one embodiment, a media content processing subsystem within a plurality of media content processing subsystems configured to receive transmissions of media content instances from a media content provider by way of a network sends a shared content request to the media content provider, the request being for a media content instance included in the transmissions of media content instances from the media content provider. The request is configured to cause the media content provider to identify at least one other media content processing subsystem within the plurality of media content processing subsystems that is able to provide the media content instance to the media content processing subsystem, and instruct the at least one other media content processing subsystem to transmit, to the media content processing subsystem, the media content instance received by the at least one other media content processing subsystem from the media content provider.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
detecting, by a media content processing subsystem including at least one tuner, a request for the media content processing subsystem to use a tuner included in the at least one tuner to receive a media content instance transmitted by a media content provider over a network; determining, by the media content processing subsystem, that the at least one tuner is busy; sending, by the media content processing subsystem, a shared content request for the media content instance to the media content provider, the shared content request configured to cause the media content provider to
identify at least one other media content processing subsystem that is able to receive the media content instance transmitted by the media content provider and provide the media content instance to the media content processing subsystem, andinstruct the at least one other media content processing subsystem to transmit, to the media content processing subsystem, the media content instance received by the at least one other media content processing subsystem from the media content provider; and receiving, by the media content processing subsystem without using a tuner included in the at least one tuner, the media content instance from the at least one other media content processing subsystem.