Patent ID: 11917261
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. An apparatus comprising:
one or more computer processors; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed, control the one or more computer processors to be operable for:
detecting an inability to receive broadcast tuning parameters for broadcast channels being broadcast by a broadcast system;
receiving a message including a set of switched digital video tuning parameters for switched digital video channels from a switched digital video system, wherein the broadcast tuning parameters are included in the message;
retrieving at least a portion of the broadcast tuning parameters that are received via the switched digital video system; and
using the at least a portion of the broadcast tuning parameters received in the message to request a broadcast channel from the broadcast system.