Methods and apparatus for client aggregation of television programming in a networked personal video recording system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9485531
APP PUB NO 20140219631A1
SERIAL NO

14247048

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A networked personal video recording (“PVR”) system couples a plurality of clients to one or more PVR media servers over a network. One or more PVR media servers include television tuners to tune television signals. A storage medium buffers the television signals to implement PVR functionality. For example, the PVR media server records television programs for clients. Clients are assigned to television tuners, and the clients display television programs received at the assigned tuner. The network transfers the buffered television signals to the clients.

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  • ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dietrich, Brad San Francisco, US 36 1766
Freitas, Pedro San Francisco, US 14 1143
Grimm, James San Francisco, US 17 736
Jin, Lijia Hayward, US 7 345
Legrand, Ludovic San Francisco, US 9 703
McCaffrey, Shawn Belmont, US 7 345
Novaes, Paul San Mateo, US 9 558
Putterman, Daniel San Francisco, US 47 2160
Toeman, Jeremy San Francisco, US 16 946

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