Patent ID: 9027073
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring channel allocation tables for receiving radio frequency services, comprising: storing within at least one central database at least one user configured channel allocation table provided by a first remote distributed consumer electronic device wherein the at least one user configured channel allocation table is transferred between the at least one central database and the first remote distributed consumer electronic device via a bidirectional communication link, wherein the at least one user configured channel allocation table, provided by the first remote distributed consumer electronic device to the at least one central database, comprises a plurality of stored radio frequencies along with respective program numbers; providing access to the at least one user configured channel allocation table stored in the at least one central database to a second remote distributed consumer electronic device; and updating a channel allocation table stored on the second remote distributed consumer electronic device with the at least one user configured channel allocation table from the at least one central database.