Patent №
US 7,380,264
Granted
2008-05-27
Filed 2004
Owner
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10918010
A system for unifying heterogeneous multimedia tuners. The system produces a unified channel lineup and coordinates multiple diverse tuners to perform multimedia tasks associated with the unified lineup. In one implementation, tuner allocation policy allows behind-the-scenes tuner assignment and on-the-fly tuner swapping so that the user experience is seamless, access quality is continuously optimized, and tuners with the most bandwidth are kept available.
AI classification
Ownership
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
assignment · 159120202
Assignors
POTREBIC, PETER J.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.