摘要 |
A method for providing portability of television programs involves at a first television receiving device, requesting at least a portion of program identifying information associated with a television program currently playing on a second television receiving device; at the first television receiving device, receiving the at least a portion of the program identifying information associated with the currently playing television program from the second television receiving device; identifying a source compatible with the first television receiving device for receipt of the television program using the at least a portion of the program identifying information as mechanism for identification of the television program; transmitting an order for the television program from the first television receiving device; and receiving a transmission of the television program at the first television receiving device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments deviate from the features described in this abstract.
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