发明名称 METHODS AND APPARATUS SUPPORTING THE RECORDING OF MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUSLY BROADCAST PROGRAMS COMMUNICATED USING THE SAME COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL
摘要 A user recovers and records multiple programs communicated simultaneously using a communications channel, e.g., QAM communications channel. The simultaneous communication may be by communicating, e.g., an MPEG-2 transport stream including data corresponding to multiple programs through a corresponding to QAM communications channel. Thus a user device, e.g., a set top box, is able to receive and record programs corresponding to multiple simultaneously broadcast programs using a single tuner. This allows a device to receive and record or display more programs at any given time, than the number of QAM tuners and/or receivers in the user device. Novel user interface features which facilitate a user's ability to identify and record multiple programs corresponding to a QAM channel are also described. Methods and apparatus for determining program to communication channel mappings based on user program recordation information are also described.
申请公布号 US2008216136(A1) 申请公布日期 2008.09.04
申请号 US20070681776 申请日期 2007.03.03
申请人 发明人 PFEFFER HOWARD;GOULD KENNETH
分类号 H04N7/173 主分类号 H04N7/173
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