Digital video broadcast transition method and device

摘要

A digital video broadcast transition method and device allows a streaming digital video program to be transferred from one broadcast receiver to another across digital video broadcast formats. Initially, a first digital video broadcast receiver is receiving a first program ( 210 ). If a second digital video broadcast receiver capable of receiving a digital video broadcast program corresponding to the first program is available to the user ( 220 ), the second digital video broadcast receiver is enabled ( 250 ). The transfer from one digital video broadcast receiver to another ( 240 ) can be implemented manually by the user or automatically via a user preference profile. The transition can be made gradually by having both receivers running simultaneously for a predetermined non-zero time period before releasing digital video broadcasting resources of the first device or can be made abruptly by setting the predetermined time period to zero seconds ( 260 ).