SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA CONTENT OBTAINED FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES
First Claim
1. A device for providing media content from a plurality of different sources for presentation on an external display, the device comprising:
- a network interface to a digital network;
a display interface to the external display; and
a processor configured to receive the media content from each of the plurality of different sources via the network interface in a first format, to convert the media content a displayable format different from the first format for display on the external device, and to provide the media content in the displayable format to the display interface for presentation on the external display.
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Abstract
Systems and methods integrate media content provided by any number of different sources for presentation on a television or other external display. A network interface to a digital network and a display interface to the external display is provided. A processor is configured to receive the media content from each of the different sources via the network interface in a first format, to convert the media content a displayable format different from the first format for display on the external device, and to provide the media content in the displayable format to the display interface for presentation on the external display.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for providing media content from a plurality of different sources for presentation on an external display, the device comprising:
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a network interface to a digital network; a display interface to the external display; and a processor configured to receive the media content from each of the plurality of different sources via the network interface in a first format, to convert the media content a displayable format different from the first format for display on the external device, and to provide the media content in the displayable format to the display interface for presentation on the external display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of presenting media content received via a network to a viewer via a display, the method comprising:
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receiving a command from the viewer via a wireless interface; transmitting the command across the network to a remotely-located placeshifter to adjust a media stream provided by the placeshifter; receiving the adjusted media stream from the placeshifter via the network; and presenting the adjusted media stream on the display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for presenting media streams received from a plurality of media sources on an external display, wherein the plurality of media sources comprises a placeshifting device remotely located across a digital network, a placeshifting application executing on a personal computer that is remotely located across the digital network, and local storage medium, wherein the system comprises:
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a network interface to the digital network; a storage interface to the local storage medium; a wireless receiver configured to receive viewer commands transmitted from a wireless remote control; a display interface to the external display; and a processor configured to receive the viewer commands via the wireless receiver, to process the commands to select a media stream available from any of the plurality of media sources and to adjust the media stream provided by the selected media source in response to the viewer commands, and to present the adjusted media stream to the viewer via the display interface. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. The system of claim 20 wherein the external display is a television and wherein the display interface comprises at least one of a component video interface, a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), an S-video interface, a Digital Visual Interface (DVI), and an IEEE 1394 interface to the television.
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