发明名称 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY TUNING TO CHANNELS OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT BROADCAST TYPES
摘要 <p>A tuning system is described that is capable of receiving a number of different broadcast types such as analog or digital satellite, cable, Internet, and terrestrial airwave broadcasts. The tuning system stores service records, each service recording containing information required to tune to a particular channel. These service records are categorized within service spaces by tuner type, content, or in any other desired manner. A viewer selects (actively or by default) the service space in which the viewer desires to channel surf. The viewer then selects the desired channel within that service space. In response to this selection, the tuning system uses the information within the selected service record to identify the correct tuner, and to cause that tuner to tune to the selected channel.</p>
申请公布号 EP1177627(B1) 申请公布日期 2010.05.05
申请号 EP20000918088 申请日期 2000.03.17
申请人 MICROSOFT CORPORATION 发明人 FRIES, ROBERT, M.;PIETRASZAK, MICHAEL, E.
分类号 H03J1/00;H04N5/44;H04N5/46;H04N5/50;H04N21/426;H04N21/434;H04N21/438;H04N21/462;H04N21/482 主分类号 H03J1/00
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