Sub-program avoidance redirection for broadcast receivers

Details Sub-program avoidance redirection for broadcast receivers Sub-program avoidance redirection for broadcast receivers

2008-07-15

2008-07-15

Ometz, David (Department: 2622)

Television

Receiver circuitry

Tuning

C348S553000, C348S558000, C348S700000, C348S725000, C348S465000, C725S022000, C725S032000, C725S042000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07400364

ABSTRACT:
A system for automatically tuning a primary broadcast receiver using a secondary broadcast receiver to receive a first broadcast signal corresponding to a source of an origin program, one or more program transition detectors to monitor first broadcast signal tuned by the secondary broadcast receiver to determine and signal a transition from a non-original program content to origin program content while a user views or hears alternate programming from a primary broadcast receiver, and automatically tuning of the primary broadcast receiver to the first broadcast signal upon detection by the program transition detector that one or more of user-specific tune conditions have been met.

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