APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTING A WIRELESS TELEVISION SYSTEM
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for effectively implementing a wireless television system may include a communications processor and a transmitter device that combine at least one of a local-area network interface, a wide-area network interface, and one or more television data interfaces for effectively performing a wireless network transmission process. A transmitted stream from the wireless television system may be received via wireless network processing for viewing local-area network data, wide-area network data (such as Internet data), or television data by flexibly utilizing various electronic devices such as a notepad personal computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a handheld TV remote control device.
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47 Claims
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21. A system comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive a broadcast stream generated by a base station over a network, the broadcast stream including program information from a selected one of a plurality of program sources associated with the base station; a display controller configured to display the program information on a display; and an input module configured to generate control information in response to user inputs to the display system, wherein the control information is configured to select and control the selected one of the plurality of program sources associated with the base station, and to supply the control information to the network interface for transmission to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A display system to present a broadcast stream on a display to a user, wherein the broadcast stream is generated by a base station from program information obtained from a selected one of a plurality of audio/video program sources that are connected to the base station via a switcher, the display system comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive the broadcast stream from the base station via a network; a display controller configured to display the program information on a display; and an input module configured to generate control information in response to inputs received from the user and to supply the control information to the network interface for transmission to the base station, wherein the control information comprises a first instruction in response to a first input from the user that directs the switcher to select the selected one of the plurality of audio/video program sources and a second instruction in response to a second input from the user that directs the base station to control the selected one of the plurality of audio/video program sources to thereby change the broadcast stream. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method executable by a client device comprising:
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receiving, at the client device, a broadcast stream generated by a base station over a network, the broadcast stream including program information from a selected one of a plurality of program sources associated with the base station; displaying the program information on a display; receiving user inputs to change the broadcast stream at the client device; generating control information at the client device in response to the user inputs to thereby select and control the selected one of the plurality of program sources associated with the base station; and supplying the control information from the client device to the base station via the network to control the selected one of the plurality of program sources and to thereby change the broadcast stream generated by the base station. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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