Patent ID: 8978078
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: detecting a channel change request by a processor of media device, wherein the channel change request corresponds to a requested channel in a particular content format, wherein the requested channel is associated with a plurality of multimedia streams, and wherein each multimedia stream of the plurality of multimedia streams has a corresponding content format; selecting, via the processor of the media device in response to detection of the channel change request, a particular multimedia stream of the plurality of multimedia streams based on an available bandwidth of a service to a premises of the media device; making a determination whether a content format of the particular multimedia stream differs from the particular content format of the requested channel; and sending, from the media device to a display device coupled to the media device, media content produced by the media device from the particular multimedia stream with an explanation message when the determination indicates that the content format of the particular multimedia stream differs from the particular content format of the requested channel.