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SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MEDIA PRESENTATIONS

  • US 20100071021A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2008
  • Published: 03/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote controller that manages operations of a set-top box (STB), comprising:

  • a radio frequency (RF) transceiver;

    a user interface (UI) with one or more components; and

    a controller operably coupled to the RF transceiver and the UI, wherein the controller is adapted to;

    cause the RF transceiver to establish a communication session with a subsystem of an interactive media communication system, wherein the communication session operates according to an Internet Protocol;

    cause the RF transceiver to transmit to the subsystem a request for media content;

    cause the UI to present media content supplied by the subsystem without interrupting operations of the STB; and

    cause the RF transceiver to transmit to the subsystem one or more commands directed to the STB, wherein the subsystem supplies the one or more commands to the STB, and wherein the STB and the remote controller operate from the interactive media communication system.

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