System and method of communicating video content
First Claim
1. A method of communicating video content, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a channel at a set-top box device;
communicating the selection of the channel from the set-top box device to at least one server of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system;
receiving a still image associated with a program available for imminent display via the selected channel and receiving data related to the selected channel at the set-top box device;
transmitting the still image and the data related to the selected channel to a display device;
receiving a multicast stream of video content of the selected channel at the set-top box device; and
transmitting the video content to the display device, in response to a selection of an accept channel command;
communicating a selection of a refuse channel command with a prior channel indicator from the set-top box device to the at least one server, in response to the selection of the refuse channel command; and
receiving a multicast stream of video content at the set-top box device, the multicast stream of video content associated with the prior channel indicator, in response to the selection of the refuse channel command.
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Abstract
A system and method of communicating video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes communicating a selection of a channel from a set-top box device to at least one server of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system. The method also includes receiving a still image associated with a program of the selected channel and receiving data related to the selected channel at the set-top box device. Additionally, the method includes transmitting the still image and the data related to the selected channel to a display device. Further, the method includes receiving a multicast stream of video content of the selected channel at the set-top box device and transmitting the video content to the display device, in response to a selection of an accept channel command.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of communicating video content, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a channel at a set-top box device; communicating the selection of the channel from the set-top box device to at least one server of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system; receiving a still image associated with a program available for imminent display via the selected channel and receiving data related to the selected channel at the set-top box device; transmitting the still image and the data related to the selected channel to a display device; receiving a multicast stream of video content of the selected channel at the set-top box device; and transmitting the video content to the display device, in response to a selection of an accept channel command; communicating a selection of a refuse channel command with a prior channel indicator from the set-top box device to the at least one server, in response to the selection of the refuse channel command; and receiving a multicast stream of video content at the set-top box device, the multicast stream of video content associated with the prior channel indicator, in response to the selection of the refuse channel command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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9. A method of providing video content, the method comprising:
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receiving a channel selection transmission from a set-top box device at an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system; transmitting a still image associated with a program available for imminent display via a selected channel and data related to the selected channel from the IPTV system to the set-top box device; transmitting a multicast stream of video content of the selected channel from the IPTV system to the set-top box device; receiving a selection of a refuse channel command with a prior channel selection from the set-top box device at the IPTV system, in response to the selection of the refuse channel command at the set-top box device; and transmitting a multicast stream of video content associated with the prior channel selection from the IPTV system to the set-top box, in response to the selection of the refuse channel command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A set-top box device, comprising:
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a channel change module configured to receive a selection of a channel at the set-top box device and to communicate the selection of the channel to a component of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system; an image control module configured to receive a still image associated with a program available for imminent display via the selected channel from the component and to transmit the still image to a display device coupled to the set-top box device; a data control module configured to receive data related to the selected channel from the component and to transmit the data to the display device; and a video content control module configured to receive a multicast stream of video content of the selected channel from the component, wherein the video content control module is configured to transmit the video content to the display device in response to an accept channel command received at the set-top box device and to transmit video content associated with a prior channel selection in response to a refuse channel command received at the set-top box device, wherein the channel change module is configured to communicate the prior channel selection with the refuse channel command to the component. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising:
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instructions to receive a selection of a channel at a set-top box device; instructions to communicate the selection of the channel from the set-top box device to a component of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system; instructions to communicate with the component to receive a still image associated with a program available for imminent display via the selected channel and to transmit the still image to a display device coupled to the set-top box device; instructions to communicate with the component to receive data related to the selected channel; instructions to transmit the data to the display device; instructions to receive a multicast stream of video content of the selected channel from the component and to transmit the video content to the display device, in response to a selection of an accept channel command; instructions to communicate to the component a selection of a refuse channel command with a prior channel selection from the set-top box device, in response to the selection of the refuse channel command; and instructions to receive a multicast stream of video content associated with the prior channel selection, in response to the selection of the refuse channel command. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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