公开(公告)号：US20040172647A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-02

申请号：US10797438

申请日：2004-03-10

Applicant: Hughes Electronics Corporation.

Inventor： John P. Godwin

IPC: H04N007/173 ,  H04N007/20 ,  H04N007/10 ,  H04N005/38 ,  H04N007/025

CPC classification number: H04N5/44543 ,  H04H20/06 ,  H04H20/103 ,  H04H20/42 ,  H04H40/90 ,  H04H60/51 ,  H04H60/65 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04H60/73 ,  H04H2201/13 ,  H04H2201/19 ,  H04N5/46 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/222 ,  H04N21/26266 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42202 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/6112 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/8106

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an integrated presentation of existing media program services and secondary media program services is described. The method comprises the steps of accepting a election of a secondary media program transmitted on a secondary media program channel; accessing a mapping to determine a primary media program channel associated with the selected secondary media program channel; commanding a first tuner module to receive conditional access information associated with the primary media program channel from the primary service provider; evaluating the conditional access information to determine if a second tuner is authorized to receive the secondary media program channel; and commanding a second tuner module to receive the secondary media program if the second tuner is authorized to receive the secondary media program channel.

Abstract translation: 描述了用于提供现有媒体节目服务和次要媒体节目服务的综合呈现的方法和装置。 该方法包括以下步骤：接受在辅助媒体节目频道上发送的辅助媒体节目的选择; 访问映射以确定与所选择的辅助媒体节目频道相关联的主要媒体节目频道; 命令第一调谐器模块从主服务提供商接收与主要媒体节目频道相关联的条件访问信息; 评估条件访问信息以确定第二调谐器是否被授权接收次要媒体节目频道; 以及如果所述第二调谐器被授权接收所述次要媒体节目频道，则命令第二调谐器模块接收所述辅助媒体节目。