PARALLEL TELEVISION BASED VIDEO SEARCHING

• US 20070162939A1
• Filed: 05/18/2006
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bennett, James, Karaoguz, Jeyhan
• Application Number:
  US11/419,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20070162939A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/74
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/222 Secondary servers, e.g. proxy server, cable television Head-end provisioning of proxy services in data packet switching networks H04L67/56
• 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 21/42204 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 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• 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 21/466 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies services using the results of monitoring in broadcast systems H04H60/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4728 for selecting a Region Of Interest [ROI], e.g. for requesting a higher resolution version of a selected region
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• 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 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A control device for interacting with a television system. At least one module is adapted to receive a user input identifying a video selection. The at least one module may also be adapted to search for video information corresponding to the video selection. The at least one module may, for example, be adapted to search in any or all media sources to which the control device is directly or indirectly communicatively coupled. The control device may be adapted to interact with the Internet. In such case, the at least one module may, for example, be adapted to browse the Internet using any standard Internet browsing tool. The at least one module may further be adapted to transmit a control signal adapted to cause display of the video information on the television system. The at least one module may additionally be adapted to display the video information.

Claims

1. A control device for interacting with a video source and a television having a video display, the control device comprising:

a user input interface adapted to receive a video selection;

a communication interface; and

at least one module adapted to;

search for a video element corresponding to the video selection in the video source using the communication interface;

send a control signal directing delivery of the video element to the television for display on the video display if the at least one module locates the video element; and

trigger display of an indicator on a video display if the at least one module does not locate the video element in the video source.

2. The control device of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is further adapted to send the control signal to a set top box circuitry.

3. The control device of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is further adapted to acquire media rights for the video element if the at least one module locates the video element in the video source.

4. The control device of claim 1, wherein the video element is adapted for the video display of the television.

5. The control device of claim 4, wherein the video element is adapted for the video display of the television via transcoding.

6. The control device of claim 4, wherein the at least one module is further adapted to direct delivery of the video element to the television via a processing circuitry that adapts the video element for the video display of the television.

7. The control device of claim 1, further comprising a second video display, and wherein the at least one module is further adapted to direct display of a second video element on the second video display.

8. A control device for use with a television, the television having a first screen, the control device comprising:

a second screen;

a user input interface adapted to present a video browsing interface to a user on the second screen and receive a video selection;

a communication interface; and

at least one module adapted to;

search for a first video element and a second video element in a plurality of media sources, the first video element and the second video element correspond to the video selection; and

direct display of the first video element on the first screen and display of the second video element on the second screen if the at least one module locates the first video element and the second video element.

9. The control device of claim 8, further comprising a memory, and wherein the at least one module is further adapted to store locations of the first video element and the second video element.

10. The control device of claim 8, wherein the at least one module is further adapted to set up communication links between the control device and the plurality of media sources using the communication interface prior to the search for the first video element and the second video element.

11. The control device of claim 8, wherein the second video element is adapted for the second screen.

12. The control device of claim 8, wherein the control device is located at a first premises, and the television is located a second premises.

13. The control device of claim 8, wherein the control device and the television are located at a first premises.

14. The control device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of media sources are located at premises remote from the control device.

15. A control device for interacting with an entertainment system and a multimedia sourcing system, where the multimedia sourcing system provides multimedia information to the entertainment system, the control device comprising:

at least one module adapted to search for media guide information, the media guide information identifying a plurality of media elements available with the multimedia sourcing system;

a communication interface adapted to receive the media guide information if the media guide information is available; and

a user interface adapted to;

present the received media guide information to a user; and

receive a user input identifying a selected media element of the plurality of media elements;

wherein the at least one module is further adapted to transmit a control signal via the communication interface, where the control signal is adapted to trigger delivery of the selected media element from the multimedia sourcing system to the entertainment system.

16. The control device of claim 15, wherein the at least one module is further adapted to utilize the user interface to display an indication if no media guide information is available with the multimedia sourcing system.

17. The control device of claim 15, wherein the at least one module is further adapted to utilize the user interface to display a video portion of a second media element of the plurality of media elements different from the selected media element.

18. The control device of claim 17, further comprising a speaker, and wherein the at least one module is further adapted to play an audio portion of the second media element on the speaker.

19. The control device of claim 15, wherein the at least one module is further adapted to, in response to a storage selection received via the user interface, transmit a second control signal triggering delivery of the selected media element to a storage system.

20. The control device of claim 15, further comprising a memory, and wherein the at least one module is further adapted to store the received media guide information in the memory.