System and method for providing network connectivity to a common embedded interface by stimulating the embedded interface
First Claim
1. An audio/visual system comprising:
- a. an audio/visual device subsystem;
b. a user interface facilitating operation of the device subsystem and selection of content;
c. a rendering circuit facilitating presentation of selected content on the audio/visual system in a digital format native to the audio/visual system; and
d. an emulation circuit facilitating receipt of a content selection via the user interface, determining if the content resides on the device subsystem in the digital native format and, if not, obtaining the content from another source in a format other than the digital native format, converting the content into the digital native format and providing the converted content to rendering circuit for presentation, the emulation circuit thereby facilitating the rendering of the received content by the rendering circuit as if the content was retrieved from the device subsystem in the digital native format.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an audio/visual system for providing network connectivity to a common embedded interface by simulating the embedded interface. The audio/visual system is coupled to a computer that has at least one memory, and comprises a rendering circuit having a memory and an emulation circuit that is coupled to the rendering circuit. The emulation circuit comprises a memory for storing instruction sequences and a processor coupled to the memory, that executes the stored instruction sequences. The audio/visual system further comprises an audio/visual apparatus coupled to the rendering circuit and the emulation circuit, and a display coupled to the rendering circuit. The stored instruction sequences cause the processor to (a) retrieve information stored in one of the memory of the audio/visual apparatus or the memory of the computer; (b) forward the information to the rendering circuit for processing; (c) forward the processed information to the display; and (d) display the processed information. Various embodiments are described.
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31 Claims
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1. An audio/visual system comprising:
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a. an audio/visual device subsystem; b. a user interface facilitating operation of the device subsystem and selection of content; c. a rendering circuit facilitating presentation of selected content on the audio/visual system in a digital format native to the audio/visual system; and d. an emulation circuit facilitating receipt of a content selection via the user interface, determining if the content resides on the device subsystem in the digital native format and, if not, obtaining the content from another source in a format other than the digital native format, converting the content into the digital native format and providing the converted content to rendering circuit for presentation, the emulation circuit thereby facilitating the rendering of the received content by the rendering circuit as if the content was retrieved from the device subsystem in the digital native format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of facilitating selection and display of media content on a player device comprising a device subsystem for presenting media content in a digital format native to the player device including a user interface adapted to operate the device and facilitating selection of content thereon, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving a content selection via the user interface and determining if the content is accessible via the device subsystem in the digital native format; b. if so, reading the content from the device subsystem, rendering the content for presentation in the digital native format on the player device and displaying the content on the player device; c. if not, obtaining the content from another source in a format other than the digital native format, converting the content into the digital native format, rendering the content as though read from the device subsystem of the player device in the digital native format, and displaying the content on the player device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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