System and Method of Delivering Television Content
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having processor-readable instructions executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- sending a request for television content from a first device that is not equipped with a television tuner to a second device that is equipped with at least one television tuner via a wireless local area network (WLAN);
receiving the television content at the first device directly from the second device via the WLAN, wherein the television content is received at the second device via the at least one television tuner; and
outputting the television content at the first device.
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Abstract
A computer-readable medium is disclosed and includes processor-readable instructions executable by a processor to perform a method. The method includes sending a request for television content from a first device that is not equipped with a television tuner to a second device that is equipped with at least one television tuner via a wireless local area network (WLAN). The method also includes receiving the television content at the first device directly from the second device via the WLAN. The television content is received at the second device via the at least one television tuner. Further, the method includes outputting the television content at the first device.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having processor-readable instructions executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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sending a request for television content from a first device that is not equipped with a television tuner to a second device that is equipped with at least one television tuner via a wireless local area network (WLAN); receiving the television content at the first device directly from the second device via the WLAN, wherein the television content is received at the second device via the at least one television tuner; and outputting the television content at the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system to receive television content, the system comprising:
a first device that is not equipped with a television tuner, wherein the first device includes; a first wireless interface adapted to communicate with a second device having a television tuner via a wireless local area network (WLAN); and processing logic and memory accessible to the processing logic, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processing logic to; send data to the second device via the first wireless interface indicating that the television tuner at the second device is to be tuned to a particular channel; and output television content associated with the particular channel, the television content received directly from the second device via the first wireless interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium having processor-readable instructions executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving data at a first device having a television tuner from a second device not equipped with a television tuner, wherein the data is received via a wireless local area network (WLAN) and indicates that the television tuner at the first device is to be tuned to a particular channel; and sending television content associated with the particular channel from the first device directly to the second device via the WLAN, wherein the television tuner is tuned to the particular channel in response to the data and wherein the television content is received at the first device via the television tuner. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system to receive television content, the system comprising:
a first device having a television tuner and a wireless interface to communicate with at least one second device that is not equipped with a television tuner via a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the first device is adapted to; receive a request for television content from the second device via the wireless interface; and send the television content directly to the second device via the wireless interface, wherein the television content is received at the first device via the television tuner. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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