Host apparatus for simulating two way connectivity for one way data streams

• US 6,209,132 B1
• Filed: 01/06/1998
• Issued: 03/27/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Throckmorton, John A., Harrison, Edward R., Call, Dale R., Perry, Burt
• Primary Examiner(s): Kostak, Victor R.
• Application Number:
  US09/003,095
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• Field of Search: 348/552, 348/553, 348/734, 348/739, 348/12, 348/13, 348/7, 348/10, 455/6.3, 345/328
• US Class Current: 725/141
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/088 the inserted signal being digital
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0887 for the transmission of programme or channel identifying signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

A host device is disclosed. The host device includes a processor and a control mechanism. The processor operates to receive primary and associated data, decode and separate the associated data from the primary data, and cause the associated data to be rendered on a separate hand held device. The processor also operates the control mechanism to control a separate display apparatus to separately receive and render the primary data.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor that operates to receive primary and associated data, decode and separate the associated data from the primary data, and cause the associated data to be rendered;

a control mechanism coupled to the processor that operates to facilitate the processor to control a separate display apparatus to separately receive and render the primary data; and

a communication interface that operates by the processor to cause the associated data to be rendered on a hand held device.

2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication interface is a wireless communication interface.

3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication interface is further operated by the processor to receive associated data request inputs from the hand held device.

4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 3, wherein the communication interface is a wireless transmitter/receiver.

5. A system comprising:

(a) a host device that operates to receive primary and associated data, decode and separate the associated data from the primary data, and cause the associated data to be rendered on a hand held device,

the host device further operates to cause a separate display apparatus to separately receive and render the primary data; and

(b) the hand held device, which is communicatively coupled to the host device, and responsive to the host device in rendering the associated data, the hand held device having external physical dimensions that are suitable for hand held usage while viewing the separately rendered primary data.

6. The system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the host device comprises:

(b.1) a processor that operates to receive the primary and the associated data, decode and separate the associated data from the primary data, and cause the associated data to be rendered on the hand held device; and

(b.2) a control mechanism coupled to the processor that operates to facilitate the processor to control the separate display apparatus to separately receive and render the primary data.

7. The system as set forth in claim 6, wherein the control mechanism is an IR transmitter that operates by the processor to transmit IR remote control commands to the separate display apparatus to cause the separate display apparatus to separately receive and render the primary data.

8. The system as set forth in claim 6, wherein the host device further comprises a receiver that operates by the processor to receive the primary and the associated data.

9. The system as set forth in claim 6, wherein the host device further comprises a communication interface that operates by the processor to cause the associated data to be rendered on the hand held device.

10. The system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the communication interface is a wireless communication interface.

11. The system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the communication interface is further operated by the processor to receive associated data request inputs from the hand held device.

12. The system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the communication interface is a wireless transmitter/receiver.

13. The system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the host device is a computer.

14. The system as set forth in claim 13, wherein the separate display apparatus is a television.

15. The system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the apparatus is a set top box.

16. The system as set forth in claim 15, wherein the separate display apparatus is a television.