System and method to display remote content

• US 20020002707A1
• Filed: 06/29/2001
• Published: 01/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Spinoza Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Spinoza Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Ekel, Sylvain G., Do, Tuan Q., Meuret, Henry L. III
• Application Number:
  US09/895,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20020002707A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/87
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A remote controller is configured to communicate over a wireless connection with one or more remote computers over a network to obtain audio, video, or other content. The controller is also configured to communicate with a remote display to present the content on the remote display. In some embodiments, the content may be stored in or created on the controller in addition to, or instead of, retrieval from a remote computer.

Claims

1. A controller for controlling the presentation of content on a remote display, the controller comprising:

a microprocessor;

a controller display;

a user interface;

a peripheral transceiver; and

a memory containing stored programming instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the controller to send the content to the remote display via the peripheral transceiver.

2. The controller of claim 1, further comprising a network transceiver and wherein the memory contains stored programming instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the controller to retrieve the content from a remote computer via the network transceiver.

3. The controller of claim 2, wherein the stored programming instructions, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the controller display to present the content substantially contemporaneously as the content is sent to the remote display.

4. The controller of claim 3, wherein the content presented on the controller display is a simplified version of the content presented on the remote display.

5. The controller of claim 4, wherein the peripheral transceiver is a Bluetooth transceiver.

6. The controller of claim 5, wherein the network transceiver is configured to provide a communication link to the Internet and wherein the remote computer is accessible via the Internet.

7. The controller of claim 6, wherein the memory stores user preference data.

8. The controller of claim 6, wherein a communication link between the remote computer and the controller is established in response to an address entered by the user via the user interface.

9. The controller of claim 8, wherein the address is a Uniform Resource Locator.

10. The controller of claim 8, wherein the content comprises an audio portion and a video portion.

11. The controller of claim 1, wherein the content is entered by the user via the user interface.

12. The controller of claim 11, wherein the user interface comprises a stylus and wherein the controller display is a touch-sensitive display.

13. The controller of claim 1, wherein the content is stored in the controller memory.

14. The controller of claim 10, wherein the controller is a hand-held device.

15. A controller for controlling the presentation of content on a remote display, the controller comprising:

a means for obtaining the content from a remote computer; and

a means for sending the content for presentation on the remote display.

16. The controller of claim 15, further comprising a means for displaying at least a portion of the content on the controller.

17. The controller of claim 16, further comprising a means for storing user preference data.

18. The controller of claim 17, further comprising a means for creating the content on the controller for presentation on the remote display.

19. A method for displaying content on a remote display, the method comprising:

a) accessing a remote computer over a network via a microprocessor-based controller;

b) obtaining the content from the remote computer;

c) sending the content to the remote display; and

d) presenting the content on the remote display.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of accessing the remote display further comprises entering into the controller an address associated with the remote computer.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of presenting at least a portion of the content on a display connected to the remote controller.