System and method for wireless remote control of a digital personal media stream manager

• US 20040174863A1
• Filed: 03/07/2003
• Published: 09/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc. (Atos SE)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc. (Atos SE)
• Inventors: Beyda, William J., Caspi, Rami
• Application Number:
  US10/384,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20040174863A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• 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 21/4135 external recorder interface circuits between an apparatus for recording television signals and a television receiver H04N5/775
• 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 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• 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 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6118 involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A multimedia telecommunications system including and controlled by a wireless local area network remote control device (1300) to control a digital personal video stream manager (102) from anywhere in the house. The wireless remote (1300) may be provided with an LCD screen (1308), an 802.11 interface (1502), and an IP telephony interface (1302). The LCD screen (1308) provides the user with a graphical interface that allows a user to interact with the digital personal video stream manager (102) in a manner similar to that employed when using the personal computer (110). In addition, the IP telephony interface (1302) allows the user to make and receive IP telephone calls, such as Internet telephone calls. In such an embodiment, the personal computer (110) may implement an IP telephone gateway.

Claims

1. A telecommunications system, characterized by:

a local area network;

a television for viewing broadband media; and

a digital personal video stream manager operably coupled to said television and said local area network, said digital personal video stream manager adapted to convert said broadband media to media files useable on said local area network and convert media files from said local area network to a format viewable on said television;

a computer having a digital personal video stream manager controller and a memory for storing media files; and

a wireless local area network remote control operable in a first mode to control said digital personal video stream manager and operable in a second mode to perform telephony-over-LAN device functionality;

wherein said digital personal video stream manager controller is adapted to receive media files from said digital personal video stream manager via said local area network and transmit media files to said digital personal video stream manager via said local area network.

2. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said wireless local area remote communicates via said computer to control said digital personal video stream manager.

3. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said wireless local area remote communicates to directly control said digital personal video stream manager.

4. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said computer includes an Internet Protocol telephony engine and said wireless local area remote control can make Internet telephony phone calls.

5. A telecommunications device including a wireless local area network interface;

a packet telephony interface; and

a digital personal media stream manager interface; and

operable in a first mode using said packet telephony interface as a packet telephony device and in a second mode using said digital personal media stream manager interface as a remote control for controlling a digital personal media stream manager.

6. A telecommunications device in accordance with claim 5, wherein said digital personal media stream manager interface communicates via a personal computer to control said digital personal media stream manager.

7. A telecommunications device in accordance with claim 5, wherein said digital personal media stream manager interface communicates to directly control said digital personal media stream manager.

8. A telecommunications device in accordance with claim 5, wherein said digital personal media stream manager interface is adapted to access an Internet.

9. A telecommunications system, comprising:

a local area network;

one or more personal computers operably coupled to said local area network;

a network device controllable via said one or more personal computers; and

a wireless remote control device operable in a first mode to control said network device and operable in a second mode as a telephony-over-LAN device.

10. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 9, wherein said network device comprises a digital personal media stream manager adapted to receive media files over said local area network and convert them for transmission on a broadband media interface and receive broadband media over said broadband media interface and convert said broadband media to media files for transmission over said local area network.

11. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 10, wherein said local area network is a wireless local area network and said wireless remote control is a wireless local area network device.

12. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 11, wherein said wireless remote control device is adapted to control said digital personal media stream manager to interface playback of said one or more media files on said personal computer or a television.

13. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 12, wherein said wireless remote control device is adapted to access an Internet for programming times of television programs and supervise recording of said television programs via said digital personal media stream manager as either media files or in a broadband format.

14. A telecommunications method, comprising:

employing a remote control device in a first mode to control one or more network devices coupled to a local area network and employing said remote control device in a second mode to operate as a packet telephony device.

15. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 14, wherein said employing said remote control device in said first mode comprises controlling a digital personal media stream manager to receive media files over said local area network and convert them for transmission on a broadband media interface and receive broadband media over said broadband media interface and convert said broadband media to media files for transmission over said local area network

16. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 15, wherein said employing in said first mode comprises controlling said digital personal media stream manager to interface playback of said one or more media files on a personal computer or a television.

17. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 16, wherein said employing in said first mode comprises downloading a program schedule for setting a video recording device via said digital personal media stream manager to record said one or more broadband media streams.

18. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 17, wherein said employing in said second mode comprises making an Internet telephony phone call external said local area network.