Home gateway for multiple units
First Claim
1. A home gateway for a home media network the home media network comprising content source inputs from any one of cable, satellite and digital broadcasting streams, digital data inputs including the Internet, and domestic content sources, and a plurality of terminal devices, each terminal device having a thin client, the home gateway comprising:
- a plurality of input interfaces each configured for receiving data from a respective content source;
a multi-standard decoder unit capable of processing streams from the respective content sources, said processing being per stream according to a required one of a plurality of supported compression and encryption standards;
an internal stream generation unit able to create internally generated streams;
a layout generation unit adapted to generate substantially simultaneously a plurality of different composite layout streams, each one of said different composite layout streams being generated according to at least one of said plurality of input streams;
a multi-standard encoder unit capable of processing said composite layout streams, according to a variety of compression and encryption standards to produce reduced bandwidth output in a manner suitable for successful utilization by a thin client; and
a plurality of output interfaces for providing said composite layout streams to respective terminals.
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Abstract
A home gateway for a home media network. The home gateway comprises a number of input interfaces each configured for receiving encrypted & unencrypted data from a content source, a layout generation unit adapted to generate substantially simultaneously a number of different composite layout streams. Each one of the different composite layout streams is generated according to one or more of the number of input interfaces. The home gateway further comprises a number of output interfaces for providing a number of client stations with the ability to access one or more of the number of different composite layout streams in encrypted & unencrypted manner.
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63 Claims
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1. A home gateway for a home media network the home media network comprising content source inputs from any one of cable, satellite and digital broadcasting streams, digital data inputs including the Internet, and domestic content sources, and a plurality of terminal devices, each terminal device having a thin client, the home gateway comprising:
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a plurality of input interfaces each configured for receiving data from a respective content source; a multi-standard decoder unit capable of processing streams from the respective content sources, said processing being per stream according to a required one of a plurality of supported compression and encryption standards; an internal stream generation unit able to create internally generated streams; a layout generation unit adapted to generate substantially simultaneously a plurality of different composite layout streams, each one of said different composite layout streams being generated according to at least one of said plurality of input streams; a multi-standard encoder unit capable of processing said composite layout streams, according to a variety of compression and encryption standards to produce reduced bandwidth output in a manner suitable for successful utilization by a thin client; and a plurality of output interfaces for providing said composite layout streams to respective terminals. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of gatewaying streaming data for distribution to a plurality of terminal units, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a plurality of incoming data streams in transmission formats, b) receiving an internally generated stream, c) processing said incoming data streams in transmission formats to manipulable formats, d) performing manipulations on said manipulable formats to form new data streams for distribution to respective terminal units, said manipulations including at least one of the group comprising compositing and blending with said internally generated stream, e) processing said new data streams to form outgoing data streams in transmission formats, and f) outputting said outgoing data streams to said terminal units. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A device for allowing the generation of a display according to a composite layout stream, comprising:
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an input interface configured for receiving said compressed composite layout stream from a central home gateway via a local network; a modulation unit, associated with said input interface, configured for modulating said compressed composite layout stream; and an output interface unit for transmitting said modulated composite layout stream to at least one associated client station.
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55. A method of configuring a home gateway for users connected via client stations, the method comprising:
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gathering statistical information regarding the usage of said users; using said statistical information for estimating usage patterns for said respective users; and configuring said home gateway to allocate resources to respective client stations in accordance with said estimating. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58)
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59. A method for transmitting streaming media to an external client using minimal bandwidth, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a plurality of incoming media streams in a transmission format; b) obtaining an internally produced media stream in a manipulable format; c) processing said incoming media streams from said transmission format into a manipulable format; d) from at least two of said plurality of incoming media streams and said internal media stream performing manipulations to generate at least one composite layout stream in said manipulable format; e) processing said at least one composite layout stream from said manipulable format into a transmission format; and f) transmitting said at least one composite layout stream to said least one remote client station for processing into a playable format. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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- 61. The method of claim 61, said Internet based content is represented in hypertext markup language (HTML).
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63. An electric circuit for allowing at least one remote client station to display a composite display, said electric circuit comprising:
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an input interface configured for receiving at least one video stream and at least one stream of IP based content; a layout generation unit adapted to generate substantially simultaneously a plurality of different composite layout streams, each one of said different composite layout streams being generated according to said at least one video stream and said at least one stream of IP based content; and a plurality of output interfaces for providing a plurality of client stations with the ability to access at least one of said plurality of different composite layout streams.
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