CPC H04N 21/4263 (2013.01) [H04H 60/19 (2013.01); H04H 60/82 (2013.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. In digital television comprising at least one DTV receiver configured to receive broadcast signals from at least first and second digital television broadcast assemblies, a method, comprising:
using a first tuner of a digital television receiver, receiving a demanded service carried by a first broadcast signal;
presenting the demanded service;
using a second tuner of the digital television receiver, scanning a frequency spectrum for a duplicate of the demanded service carried by a second broadcast signal; and
based at least in part on at least a first condition, handing off presentation of the demanded service between the first and second tuners, wherein the digital television comprises an advanced television systems committee (ATSC)-3 system.
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