Media on-demand systems
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1. A system comprising:
- a storage device;
a controller connected to the storage device through a first network connection, a television output, a remote control receiver, and a processor configured to receive instructions through the remote control receiver, to retrieve content from the storage device, and provide corresponding signals to the television output; and
an interface to a second network.
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Abstract
A home system for on-demand media advantageously employs hardware already present in a typical consumer'"'"'s home to reduce the cost and complexity of an on-demand controller. The controller may use a pre-existing network connection to access media sources on the Internet or other data networks, and may use mass storage available on the consumer'"'"'s computer or elsewhere in the user'"'"'s household to store media for streaming to a television or other display device. The controller coordinates operation of these components to provide an on-demand media experience to a user.
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31 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a storage device;
a controller connected to the storage device through a first network connection, a television output, a remote control receiver, and a processor configured to receive instructions through the remote control receiver, to retrieve content from the storage device, and provide corresponding signals to the television output; and
an interface to a second network. - 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)
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24. Computer executable code embodied in a computer readable medium comprising:
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computer executable code for operating a controller to retrieve content from a remote server and store the content on a storage device connected to the controller through a local network;
computer executable code for retrieving the content from the storage device and displaying the content on a television connected to the controller; and
computer executable code for generating a user interface on the television to control retrieval and display of the content on the television. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a computer including a storage device that stores content organized as one or more media files; and
a controller comprising a television output, a control interface, and a wireless interface, the control interface adapted to receive control signals for operation of the controller, and the wireless interface connected in a communicating relationship with the computer, the controller configured to retrieve the stored media from the computer through the wireless interface and provide signals to the television output suitable for interpretation and display on a television set.
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28. A system comprising:
a plurality of devices connected in a communicating relationship through a first network, a first one of the devices including a storage unit and a second one of the devices including a connection to a second network, the second one of the devices including an emulator that presents the plurality of devices to the second network as a single device including at least the storage unit of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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