System and method for viewing and controlling a personal computer using a networked television
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a PC from an interactive TV display comprising:
- a network interconnecting at least one set-top-box (STB), that is in communication with the TV, and at least one PC;
the STB including a network interface, a remote control receiver, a display controller, and a CPU;
a remote control unit in communication with the remote control receiver; and
a client software application resident in the PC, the client software application in communication, across the network, with the STB CPU;
wherein the remote control transmits commands to the remote control receiver in the STB, and the STB communicates the commands across the network to the client software application.
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Abstract
Presented are systems and methods for controlling a PC from an interactive TV display. The system includes a network which interconnects a TV set-top-box (STB) to a PC. The STB includes a network interface so as to communicate with the network, a remote control receiver, a display controller, and a CPU. A remote control transmits a user'"'"'s commands to the remote control receiver in the STB, which forwards the commands to a client software application resident in the PC. The client software interprets the commands and causes the PC to perform various programmatic steps. Images of the PC screen display are sent across the network to the STB from the PC by the client software application, where the display controller displays these images on the TV. An interactive virtual mouse, controllable by commands transmitted from the remote control, is superimposed on the images being displayed on the TV.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a PC from an interactive TV display comprising:
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a network interconnecting at least one set-top-box (STB), that is in communication with the TV, and at least one PC;
the STB including a network interface, a remote control receiver, a display controller, and a CPU;
a remote control unit in communication with the remote control receiver; and
a client software application resident in the PC, the client software application in communication, across the network, with the STB CPU;
wherein the remote control transmits commands to the remote control receiver in the STB, and the STB communicates the commands across the network to the client software application. - 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)
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25. A method of controlling a PC from an interactive TV display, comprising the steps of:
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interconnecting, on a network, a PC with a STB that is in communication with the TV;
transmitting commands, across the network, from the STB to the PC;
receiving the commands at the PC, and forwarding the commands to a client software application resident in the PC;
sending data images of the PC screen display across the network to the STB; and
displaying the images on the interactive TV. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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