Patent ID: 8499327
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A set top terminal, comprising: a receiver including at least one tuner for receiving programming content over a content delivery system; a processor operatively associated with the receiver; a switched digital video (SDV) application module operatively associated with the processor; and wherein the SDV application module is configured to perform an autodiscovery process by tuning to prescribed autodiscovery frequencies received by the tuner while the SDV application module is being initialized, and wherein the autodiscovery process is performed while the set top terminal is booting-up, wherein the SDV application module is further configured to: extract TSIDs from transport streams received on the prescribed autodiscovery frequencies, transmit the extracted TSIDs over the content delivery system, and in response thereto, receive a message over the content delivery system in which a service group number is contained.