Streaming Interactive Video Client Apparatus
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a bus;
a Power-over-Ethernet interface communicatively coupled to the bus;
a High-Definition Media Interface (HDMI) communicatively coupled to the bus and configured to receive low-latency streaming interactive video over the bus from the Power-over-Ethernet interface;
a Bluetooth interface communicatively coupled to the bus and configured to receive control signals from Bluetooth devices and provide the control signals to the Ethernet interface,the Ethernet interface transmitting the control signals over an Ethernet connection to an Internet-based hosting service;
a video decompressor for decompressing low-latency streaming interactive video from an Internet-based hosting service and outputting the decompressed video through the HDMI; and
an audio decompressor for decompressing audio associated with the low-latency streaming interactive video from an Internet-based hosting service and outputting the decompressed audio through the HDMI.
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Abstract
An apparatus is described comprising a Power-over-Ethernet interface, a High-Definition Media Interface (HDMI), a Bluetooth interface, a means for decompressing low-latency streaming interactive video and audio from an Internet-based hosting service and outputting the decompressed audio and video through HDMI, and a means for transmitting to the Internet-based hosting service user control information and statistics from received packets. Further, the apparatus is able to receive two interleaved streams of low-latency streaming interactive video.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a bus; a Power-over-Ethernet interface communicatively coupled to the bus; a High-Definition Media Interface (HDMI) communicatively coupled to the bus and configured to receive low-latency streaming interactive video over the bus from the Power-over-Ethernet interface; a Bluetooth interface communicatively coupled to the bus and configured to receive control signals from Bluetooth devices and provide the control signals to the Ethernet interface, the Ethernet interface transmitting the control signals over an Ethernet connection to an Internet-based hosting service; a video decompressor for decompressing low-latency streaming interactive video from an Internet-based hosting service and outputting the decompressed video through the HDMI; and an audio decompressor for decompressing audio associated with the low-latency streaming interactive video from an Internet-based hosting service and outputting the decompressed audio through the HDMI. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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