Patent ID: 8839314

Claim:
A method comprising: at a first set top box: transmitting to a second set top box a request to use a television tuner associated with the second set top box; receiving a return recording option from the second set top box; in response to receiving the return recording option: generating an indication of a rejection, wherein the indication includes a graphical message specifying the rejection was caused by the return recording option from the second set top box; and displaying the indication at a first display device associated with the first set top box, wherein the indication presents a cancel recording option and a watch recording option; receiving an option selection, wherein the option selection indicates the cancel recording option or the watch recording option; in response to the option selection indicating the cancel recording option, canceling the request; and in response to the option selection indicating the watch recording option, changing a channel associated with a second television tuner associated with the first set top box to a second channel associated with the request.