EXPANDED MEDIA CONTENT ACCESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by an expansion media content processing device, media content in a format not supported by a set-top box to which the expansion media content processing device is communicatively connected by a local communication link;
converting, by the expansion media content processing device, the media content from the format not supported by the set-top box to a format supported by the set-top box; and
providing, by the expansion media content processing device, the media content in the format supported by the set-top box to the set-top box by way of the local communication link.
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Abstract
In one of many possible embodiments, an exemplary method includes an expansion media content processing device receiving media content in a format not supported by a set-top box to which the expansion media content processing device is communicatively connected by a local communication link, converting the media content from the format not supported by the set-top box to a format supported by the set-top box, and providing the media content in the format supported by the set-top box to the set-top box by way of the local communication link. In some examples, the method further includes the set-top box receiving and using the media content in the format supported by the set-top box to provide the media content to an output device for presentation.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an expansion media content processing device, media content in a format not supported by a set-top box to which the expansion media content processing device is communicatively connected by a local communication link; converting, by the expansion media content processing device, the media content from the format not supported by the set-top box to a format supported by the set-top box; and providing, by the expansion media content processing device, the media content in the format supported by the set-top box to the set-top box by way of the local communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an expansion media content processing device by way of the Internet, media content in a format not supported by a set-top box to which the expansion media content processing device is communicatively connected by a local communication link; converting, by the expansion media content processing device, the media content from the format not supported by the set-top box to a format supported by the set-top box; and providing, by the expansion media content processing device, the media content in the format supported by the set-top box to the set-top box by way of the local communication link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an expansion media content processing device from a set-top box by way of a local communication link communicatively connecting the set-top box and the expansion media content processing device, media content that has been accessed by the set-top box over a network and that is in a media format not supported by the set-top box; converting, by the expansion media content processing device, the media content received from the set-top box by way of the local communication link from the media format not supported by the set-top box to a media format supported by the set-top box; and looping back, by the expansion media content processing device, the converted media content in the format supported by the set-top box to the set-top box by way of the local communication link. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an expansion media content processing device from a set-top box by way of a local communication link communicatively connecting the set-top box and the expansion media content processing device, encoded media content that has been accessed by the set-top box over a network, the set-top box being incapable of decoding the encoded media content; decoding, by the expansion media content processing device, the encoded media content received from the set-top box by way of the local communication link; and providing, by the expansion media content processing device, the decoded media content to an output device for presentation to a user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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