SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A VIDEO IMAGE BY MERGING VIDEO STREAMS

• US 20100005503A1
• Filed: 07/01/2008
• Published: 01/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Teknek Holdings Limited
• Original Assignee: Teknek Holdings Limited
• Inventors: Rucker, Brick, Kaylor, Floyd W.
• Application Number:
  US12/166,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20100005503A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/139
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26616 for merging a unicast channel into a multicast channel, e.g. in a VOD application, when a client served by unicast channel catches up a multicast channel to save bandwidth data multicast over packet-switching network H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• 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 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4263 involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43632 involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4725 using interactive regions of the image, e.g. hot spots details of information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94
• 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 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

According to various embodiments of the invention, a system is provided for working with multimedia content. In some embodiments, the system comprises a video box configured to receive video content from a first and a second source and generate active content by merging the video content from the first and second sources. Additionally, various embodiments may include a spatial television remote control including an accelerometer. This accelerometer may be coupled to a processor so that the processor can process signals from the accelerometer to provide a cursor-pointing function based on movement of the remote control.

Claims

1. A multimedia system comprising:

a video box configured to;

receive video content from a first source;

receive video content from a second source; and

generate an active content by merging the video content from the first source and the second source; and

a spatial television remote control including;

an accelerometer;

a processor, coupled to the accelerometer and configured to process signals from the accelerometer to provide a cursor-pointing function based on movement of the remote control;

a keypad, coupled to the processor and configured provide inputs to the processor;

a transmitter, coupled to the processor and configured to transmit television control signals, including cursor-pointing functions.

2. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the first and second source comprises different types of video content.

3. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a sensor bar.

4. The multimedia system of claim 3, wherein the sensor bar includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein at least one diode points at a different angle from another diode.

5. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the television remote further comprises an optical sensor coupled to the processor and configured to receive signals from the sensor bar and determine pointing based on the received signals.

6. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the television remote comprises a universal remote that can be programmed by a user to operate at least two brands of consumer electronic devices.

7. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter of the television remote comprises an infrared transmitter.

8. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter of the television remote comprises a radio frequency transmitter.

9. The multimedia system of claim 8, wherein the television remote is further configured to operate as a Bluetooth®

device.

10. The multimedia system of claim 8, wherein the television remote is further configured to operate as an 802.11(x) device.

11. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the television remote further comprises a display.

12. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the accelerometer in the television remote is configured to sense acceleration along three axes.

13. A spatial television remote control comprising:

an accelerometer;

a processor, coupled to the accelerometer and configured to process signals from the accelerometer to provide a cursor-pointing function based on movement of the remote control;

a keypad, coupled to the processor and configured provide inputs to the processor;

a transmitter, coupled to the processor and configured to transmit television control signals, including cursor-pointing functions.

14. The television remote of claim 13, wherein the remote comprises a universal remote that can be programmed by a user to operate at least two brands of consumer electronic devices.

15. The television remote of claim 13, wherein the transmitter comprises an infrared transmitter.

16. The television remote of claim 13, wherein the transmitter comprises a radio frequency transmitter.

17. The television remote of claim 16, wherein the remote is further configured to operate as a Bluetooth®

device.

18. The television remote of claim 16, wherein the remote is further configured to operate as an 802.11(x) device.

19. The television remote of claim 16, wherein the remote is further configured to operate as a Bluetooth®

device.

20. The television remote of claim 13, further comprising a display.

21. The television remote of claim 13, further comprising an optical sensor coupled to the processor and configured to receive signals from a sensor bar and determine pointing based on the received signals.

22. The television remote of claim 13, wherein the accelerometer is configured to sense acceleration along three axes.

23. A method of using a multimedia system comprising:

detecting active content;

selecting an area of interest using a spatial television remote control;

displaying internet content regarding the area of interest based on the input from the television remote control;

navigating the internet content with the television remote control; and

providing inputs from the user to an internet site from the television remote control.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising using radio frequency signals to transmit from the television remote.

25. The method of claim 23, further comprising using infrared signals to transmit from the television remote.

26. The method of claim 23, further comprising using an optical sensor to determine where the television remote is pointing.

27. The method of claim 23, further comprising using a sensor bar to determine where the television remote is pointing.