Patent ID: 11962863
Assignee: DISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A channel surfing method implemented in a media device, the method comprising:
receiving a first content stream at a first tuner, the first content stream associated with a first channel;
presenting at least a first video portion of the first content stream;
receiving a predefined program channel identifier associated with a second channel based on a historical channel surfing pattern between the first channel and the second channel, wherein the predefined program channel identifier is received prior to a channel surfing activity;
storing the predefined program channel identifier in a memory;
retrieving, in response to presenting the first content stream, the stored predefined program channel identifier from the memory;
pre-tuning, in response to retrieving the predefined program channel identifier from the memory, a second tuner to receive a second content stream that is associated with the identified second channel of the predefined program channel identifier;
detecting, after pre-tuning the second tuner, an initiation of the channel surfing activity after the pre-tuning of the second tuner;
in response to detecting the initiation of the channel surfing activity, receiving the second content stream from the second tuner that has been pre-tuned to the second channel identified by the predefined program channel identifier; and
in response to receiving the second content stream from the pre-tuned second tuner, presenting concurrently with the first video portion of the first content stream, at least a second video portion of the second content stream in response to detecting the initiation of the channel surfing activity.