Patent ID: 8533760
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving a current channel change request from a user, the channel change request being received at a set top box; detecting that the user has entered a rapid channel change mode; based on detecting that the user has entered a rapid channel change mode, pre-tuning a predicted subsequent channel change at the set top box prior to actually receiving an actual subsequent channel change request; determining at the set top box that a plurality of channel change requests have been received but not executed, the plurality of channel change requests comprising the current channel change request and one or more previous channel change requests that have been buffered by the set top box; filtering the one or more previous channel change requests from the buffer at the set top box; and transmitting the current request for channel change without transmitting the one or more previous channel change requests.