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

Claim 6:
7. A media device system, comprising:
a remote control interface configured to receive user instructions in a wireless signal generated by a remote control;
a program content stream interface comprising:
a first tuner configured to receive a broadcast of a first content stream associated with a currently presented channel that is being received at the first tuner; and
a second tuner configured to receive a broadcast of a second content stream associated with a second channel that is being received at the second tuner;
a memory configured to store a predefined program channel identifier associated with an anticipated channel based on a historical channel surfing pattern between the currently presented channel and the anticipated channel, wherein the predefined program channel identifier causes the second tuner to become tuned to the second content stream identified by the program channel identifier; and

a processor system configured to:
operate the first tuner to receive the broadcasting first content stream;
present the first broadcasting content stream on at least one media device for presentation to a user;
retrieve, in response to the presenting the first broadcasting content stream on the at least one media device, the stored predefined program channel identifier from the memory;
pre-tune the second tuner in response to retrieving the predefined program channel identifier from the memory, wherein the second tuner is tuned to receive the broadcasting second content stream, and wherein the second broadcasting content stream is not initially presented on the at least one media device after the pre-tuning of the second tuner;
detect an initiation of a channel surfing activity after the pre-tuning of the second tuner;
in response to detecting the initiation of the channel surfing activity, receive the second broadcasting 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 broadcasting content stream from the second tuner, present, concurrently with the first broadcasting content stream, the second broadcasting content stream on the at least one media device to the user.