Hardware module for adding functionality to television using mechanical and wireless links
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1. A method, comprising:
- engaging a module with a TV, the module adding functionality to the TV;
using a mechanical connection to communicate digital video data from the module to the TV; and
wirelessly communicating bidirectional control information between the module and TV.
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Abstract
A set-box (SBB) is advanced into a receptacle on the rear of a TV to add functionality to the TV. Digital video information is conveyed from the SBB to the TV using respective HDMI connectors on the SBB and TV that mechanically engage each other, whereas bi-directional control information is passed wirelessly between the SBB and TV.
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1. A method, comprising:
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engaging a module with a TV, the module adding functionality to the TV; using a mechanical connection to communicate digital video data from the module to the TV; and wirelessly communicating bidirectional control information between the module and TV. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A module for adding functionality to a component to be augmented, the module comprising:
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a module housing for holding components facilitating the functionality; and at least one high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connector arrangement engaged with the housing and connectable to a complementary rigidly supported connector on the component for establishing a pathway for communication of digital video to the component to be augmented; and at least one wireless transceiver on the housing and configured for bi-directional wireless communication with a complementary wireless transceiver on the component to be augmented to facilitate handshaking communication therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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