Data enhanced multi-media system for a set-top terminal
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1. A method for providing multimedia content, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving first content and second content from a digital transmission signal sent from a remote location;
sending the first content to a display device for presentation; and
sending the second content to an external device for presentation at the external device.
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Abstract
A system provides multimedia content by receiving first content and second content from a digital transmission signal sent from a remote location, sending the first content to a display device for presentation, and sending the second content to an external device for presentation at the external device.
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1. A method for providing multimedia content, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving first content and second content from a digital transmission signal sent from a remote location;
sending the first content to a display device for presentation; and
sending the second content to an external device for presentation at the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for providing multimedia content, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving first content and related content from a digital transmission signal sent from a remote location, the first content and the second content carried in packets in the digital transmission signal;
sending the first content to a display device for presentation;
sending the related content to an external device for presentation at the external device; and
synchronizing the presentation of the first content at the display device at least in part to the presentation of the related content at the external device, wherein the step of synchronizing includes the step of using synchronization information in the digital transmission signal sent from a remote location to provide a common time reference for at least one of the presentation of the related content and the first content and decoding of the related content and the first content, wherein the synchronization information includes at least one of presentation time stamps, decoding time stamps, and embedded synchronization instructions.
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29. A method for providing multimedia content, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving first content in a first format;
receiving second content in a second format;
sending the first content to a display device for presentation; and
sending the second content to an external device for presentation at the external device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for providing multimedia content, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving first content and second content encoded in at least one of an analog transmission signal and a digital transmission signal;
sending the first content to a display device for presentation;
sending the second content to an external device for presentation at the external device; and
sending instructions to the external device that indicate when to present the second content.
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43. A system for providing multimedia content, the system comprising:
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a memory with logic; and
a processor configured with the logic to receive first content and second content from a digital transmission signal sent from a remote location, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to send the first content to a display device for presentation, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to send the second content to an external device for presentation at the external device. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A system for providing multimedia content, the system comprising:
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a memory with logic; and
a processor configured with the logic to receive first content and related content from a digital transmission signal sent from a remote location, the first content and the second content carried in packets in the digital transmission signal, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to send the first content to a display device for presentation, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to send the related content to an external device for presentation at the external device, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to synchronize the presentation of the first content at the display device at least in part to the presentation of the related content at the external device, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to use synchronization information in the digital transmission signal sent from the remote location to provide a common time reference for at least one of the presentation of the related content and the first content and decoding of the related content and the first content, wherein the synchronization information includes at least one of presentation time stamps, decoding time stamps, and embedded synchronization instructions.
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74. A system for providing multimedia content, the system comprising:
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a memory with logic; and
a processor configured with the logic to receive first content in a first format and second content in a second format, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to send the first content to a display device for presentation, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to send the second content to an external device for presentation at the external device. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A system for providing multimedia content, the system comprising:
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a memory with logic; and
a processor configured with the logic to receive first content and second content in at least one of an analog transmission signal and a digital transmission signal, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to send the first content to a display device for presentation, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to send the second content to an external device for presentation at the external device, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to send a protocol table to the external device, the protocol table providing instructions as to when to present the second content.
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