APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-TUNING A SECOND TUNER IN ANTICIPATION OF A CHANNEL SURFING ACTIVITY

摘要

Two-tuner media device systems and methods are operable to pre-tune a second tuner in anticipation of a channel surfing activity. An exemplary embodiment receives a first content stream associated with a currently presented channel at a first tuner, determines an anticipated channel based upon the currently presented channel and a historical channel surfing pattern, receives a second content stream associated with the anticipated channel at a second tuner, detects an initiation of a channel surfing activity, and presents at least a video portion of the second content stream associated with the anticipated channel in response to detecting the initiation of the channel surfing activity.

主权项

1. A channel surfing method implemented in a two-tuner media device, the method comprising:
receiving a first content stream associated with a currently presented channel at a first tuner; receiving a user specification of a program channel identifier, wherein the user specified program channel identifier causes a second tuner to become tuned to a second content stream identified by the user specified program channel identifier; receiving the second content stream associated with a channel identified by the user specified program channel identifier at the second tuner; detecting an initiation of a channel surfing activity; and presenting at least a video portion of the second content stream associated with the channel identified by the user specified program channel identifier in response to detecting the initiation of the channel surfing activity, wherein the video portion of the second content stream and a video portion of the first content stream are concurrently presented.