Making Televisions Connected and Collaborative
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of presenting media content obtained from internet onto a television, the method comprising:
- receiving a web page having a video from internet, the web page including a user interface for controlling presentation of a video;
transmitting information describing the user interface comprising the video for presentation on a client device;
transmitting information describing the video for presentation on a television;
receiving a control input from the client device for causing a change in the presentation of the video; and
transmitting information describing the video for presentation on the television such that the presentation is changed as specified by the control input.
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Abstract
A television interface unit (TVIU) allows users to use a client device to select content from internet for watching on a television and to control the presentation of the content on the television. The TVIU sends web-pages from the internet to the client device. The user can select a web page comprising digital content received from the TVIU and indicate to the TVIU to present the same content on a television. The client device can be disconnected from the TVIU to perform other activities and subsequently reconnected to the TVIU to resume control of the content presented on the television. A TVIU can be controlled using multiple client devices and a single client device can control multiple TVIUs. The TVIU can be connected to other TVIUs to synchronize viewing of content on multiple televisions, thereby allowing social interaction based on internet content presented on a television.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of presenting media content obtained from internet onto a television, the method comprising:
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receiving a web page having a video from internet, the web page including a user interface for controlling presentation of a video; transmitting information describing the user interface comprising the video for presentation on a client device; transmitting information describing the video for presentation on a television; receiving a control input from the client device for causing a change in the presentation of the video; and transmitting information describing the video for presentation on the television such that the presentation is changed as specified by the control input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented system for presenting media content obtained from internet onto a television, the system comprising:
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a computer processor; and a computer-readable storage medium storing computer program modules configured to execute on the computer processor, the computer program modules comprising; an application configured to; receive a web page from internet, the web page comprising a user interface for controlling presentation of a video; transmit information describing the user interface for presentation on a client device; transmit information describing the video for presentation on a television; receive a control input from the client device to cause a change in the presentation of the video; and transmit information describing the video for presentation on the television such that the presentation is changed as specified by the control input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product having a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code for presenting media content obtained from internet on a television, the code comprising an application configured to:
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receive a web page having a video from internet, the web page including a user interface for controlling presentation of a video; transmit information describing the user interface for presentation on a client device; transmit information describing the video for presentation on a television; receive a control input from the client device for causing a change in the presentation of the video; and transmitting information describing the video for presentation on the television such that the presentation is changed as specified by the control input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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