Networked television and method thereof
First Claim
1. A television comprising:
- a display;
a first network interface to a packet-based network; and
a decoder operable to process a multimedia data stream received via the first network interface;
wherein the television is operable to display video content of the multimedia data stream on the display promptly upon receipt of a user request to power up the television.
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Abstract
A television and a method thereof are provided. The television includes a display, a first network interface to a packet-based network, and a decoder operable to process a multimedia data stream received via the first network interface, wherein the television is operable to display video content of the multimedia data stream on the display promptly upon receipt of a user request to power up the television. The method includes receiving a multimedia data stream at a network interface of a television, wherein the network interface is coupled to a packet-based network, processing the multimedia data stream at a decoder of the television to generate video content and providing the video content to a display of the television, wherein the television displays video content of the multimedia data stream promptly upon receipt of a request to power up the television.
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30 Claims
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1. A television comprising:
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a display;
a first network interface to a packet-based network; and
a decoder operable to process a multimedia data stream received via the first network interface;
wherein the television is operable to display video content of the multimedia data stream on the display promptly upon receipt of a user request to power up the television. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A television comprising:
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a display;
a first network interface to a packet-based network;
a processor to process data transmitted via the first network interface;
a first modular card interface coupled to the processor; and
a multimedia decoder card coupled to the first modular card interface, the multimedia decoder card to process multimedia data received via the first network interface;
wherein the television is operable to display video content represented by at least a portion of the multimedia data promptly upon receipt of a request to power up the television. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving a multimedia data stream at a network interface of a television, wherein the network interface is coupled to a packet-based network;
processing the multimedia data stream at a decoder of the television to generate video content; and
providing the video content to a display of the television;
wherein the television displays video content of the multimedia data stream promptly upon receipt of a request to power up the television. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving a first multimedia data stream at a first network interface of a television, wherein the first network interface is coupled to a packet-based network and the television displays video content of a multimedia data stream promptly upon receipt of a request to power up the television;
processing the first multimedia data stream at a decoder of the television to generate a second multimedia stream; and
providing the second multimedia data stream for reception by a separately located networked device via a second network interface of the television. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
providing a first data stream comprising multimedia data to a television via a packet-based network, the television comprising a network interface to the packet-based network to receive the multimedia data and a decoder to process the multimedia data, wherein the television is operable to display video content of the multimedia data promptly upon receipt of a request to power up the television. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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