Methods And Systems For Accessing Content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018352284-A1
Application number	US-201715802159-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 2, 2017
Priority date	Aug 19, 2014
Publication date	Dec 6, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods and systems for accessing content are provided. A non-tunable device (e.g., a device without the capability to tune to a particular channel) can access a particular channel via a tunable device (e.g., a device with the capability to tune to the particular channel). A computing device can facilitate content tuning. As an example, the non-tunable device can send user information (e.g., a request for content) to the computing device. The computing device can reserve the available tuner and transmit the tuning information (e.g., tuner reservation identifier) to the non-tunable device. Upon receiving the tuning information, the non-tunable device can transmit a tuning request (e.g., all or portion of tuning information, device identifier) to the tunable device. Upon receiving the tuning request, the tunable device can tune to the particular requested channel and transmit a data asset (e.g., requested content, tuning denial) to the non-tunable device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
transmitting, by a non-tunable device, user information to a computing device; receiving, by the non-tunable device, tuning information from the computing device based at least in part on the user information, wherein the tuning information identifies a tunable device; transmitting, by the non-tunable device, a tuning request from the non-tunable device to the tunable device identified by the tuning information, wherein the tuning request comprises channel information and the tunable device is configured to tune to a channel identified by the channel information in response to the tuning request; and receiving, by the non-tunable device, a data asset from the tunable device based on the tuning request.

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Mitchell Slade
• Robinson John

Classifications

• H04N21/4263 Primary

  involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners · CPC title

• H04N21/47202

  for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand · CPC title

• H04L27/34

  Amplitude- and phase-modulated carrier systems, e.g. quadrature-amplitude modulated carrier systems · CPC title

• H04N21/4383

  Accessing a communication channel · CPC title