公开(公告)号：US20190018607A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US15649418

申请日：2017-07-13

Applicant: Sling Media Pvt. Ltd.

Inventor： Preetham Kotian ,  Jeevan Bhooi

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  H04N21/418 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  G11B27/19 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N5/775 ,  G11B31/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G11B27/19 ,  G11B31/006 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N9/8205 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4184 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/44004

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards providing fast setup of a storage device communicatively coupled to a television receiver. During initial setup of the storage device, an initial portion of the storage device is partitioned to provide accessibility for the television receiver to store content. However, the initial partition is only a subset of the maximum storage capacity of the storage device, which results in a second remainder portion of the storage device that is inaccessible for the television receiver to store audiovisual content. In response to a triggering event, the television receiver initiates a full partition process to partition the remainder of the storage device that was previously inaccessible for storing content. Once partitioned, the television receiver can then utilize the remainder portion of the storage device for storing long-term recorded content. The television receiver also converts the initial partition into a buffer that is used to temporarily store content.

公开(公告)号：US10091539B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US15610130

申请日：2017-05-31

Applicant: Sling Media Pvt. Ltd.

Inventor： Preetham Kotian ,  Jayaprakash Ramaraj

IPC: G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/61

Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward providing a customized over-the-air channel mapping to each content receiver in a geographical area based on crowdsourced mappings of available channels from at least a subset of the content receivers in that geographical area. When a new content receiver is installed in the geographical area, the customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to the new content receiver and used by the new content receiver as its internal list of available over-the-air channels without performing a scan of its own. At least a portion of the content receivers in the geographical area perform a round-robin-type scan to identify new or missing channels in the geographical area. The customized over-the-air channel mapping is then updated when a new channel or missing channel threshold is reached. And the updated customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to each content receiver in the geographical area.