METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATING TO THE IMPORT, MANIPULATION AND EXPORT OF DATA USING SET-TOP BOXES
First Claim
1. A set-top box specially configured to receive, manipulate and export video signals and television programming information, the set-top box comprising:
- a tuning device configured to receive both television signals and programming signals relating to the received television signals, wherein the set-top box is capable of rebroadcasting the received television signals to an external device according to a video-display standard;
a data extraction device configured to extract programming information from the received programming signals, the programming information including at least one or more schedules for a plurality of television channels with each schedule identifying one or more programs with respective time-slots upon which the programs are presented or available; and
a network interface configured to communicate with a network residing in a consumer residence, wherein the data extraction device is further configured to provide the programming information to one or more computer-based devices connected to the network via a data-transmission protocol.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for exporting and displaying video information are disclosed. For example, an exemplary set-top box specially configured to receive, manipulate and export video signals and television programming information is described. The set-top box includes a tuning device capable of receiving both television signals and programming signals relating to the received television signals, a data extraction device configured to extract programming information from the received programming signals, and a network interface capable of communicating with a network residing in a consumer residence, wherein the data extraction device is further configured to provide the programming information to one or more computer-based devices connected to the network via a data-transmission protocol.
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34 Claims
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1. A set-top box specially configured to receive, manipulate and export video signals and television programming information, the set-top box comprising:
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a tuning device configured to receive both television signals and programming signals relating to the received television signals, wherein the set-top box is capable of rebroadcasting the received television signals to an external device according to a video-display standard; a data extraction device configured to extract programming information from the received programming signals, the programming information including at least one or more schedules for a plurality of television channels with each schedule identifying one or more programs with respective time-slots upon which the programs are presented or available; and a network interface configured to communicate with a network residing in a consumer residence, wherein the data extraction device is further configured to provide the programming information to one or more computer-based devices connected to the network via a data-transmission protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for the export of video signals and television programming information, the system comprising:
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a television network; a plurality of residential communication networks residing in a plurality of respective residences, wherein each residential communication network is connected to one or more general-purpose computing devices including a first general-purpose computing device configured to receive and display programming information on a primary display; and a video distribution apparatus attached to each residential communication network, the video distribution apparatus adapted to;
extract video signals and respective programming information from the television network;
rebroadcast the video signals to at least one of a television and a video recording device; and
provide the programming information to a respective general-purpose computing device configured to display the programming information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for the export of video signals and respective programming information, the method comprising:
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receiving from a cable television provider a series of video signals and respective programming information signals; extracting and rebroadcasting the video signals to at least one of a television and a video recording device according to a video-display format; and providing the programming information, via a network operating and according to a data-transmission protocol, to a general-purpose computing device configured to display the programming information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A television program aggregation device, comprising:
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a network interface configured to be coupled to a network and further configured to receive programming information from one or more set-top boxes also coupled to the network; and a first device configured to extract programming information from multiple sources including the one or more external set-top boxes, the programming information including at least one or more schedules for a plurality of television channels with each schedule identifying one or more programs with respective time-slots upon which the programs are presented or available; wherein the first device is further configured to aggregate the received programming information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of aggregating television programming information from at least two set-top boxes coupled to a network, comprising:
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receiving two or more sets of programming information with each set relating to one of the set-top boxes, the programming information including at least one or more schedules for a plurality of television channels with each schedule identifying one or more programs with respective time-slots upon which the programs are presented or available; and transferring the programming information of at least one set-top box using a first network such that the two or more sets of programming information are aggregated in a common device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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