System and method for multi-link communication in home network
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1. A home entertainment system, comprising:
- at least one server configured for both wired and wireless communication; and
at least one component configured for communicating with the server along a wired path and also being configured for communicating with the server along a wireless path, the server and/or the component determining which path from among the wired path and wireless path to use for communication based on at least one of;
a bandwidth capability, an occupancy ratio.
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Abstract
A client in a home entertainment network can communicate with other components, including the server, over both a wired and a wireless link, with the particular path being selected based a component preference, and/or a bandwidth capability, and/or an occupancy ratio. Both links may be simultaneously used.
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25 Claims
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1. A home entertainment system, comprising:
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at least one server configured for both wired and wireless communication; and at least one component configured for communicating with the server along a wired path and also being configured for communicating with the server along a wireless path, the server and/or the component determining which path from among the wired path and wireless path to use for communication based on at least one of;
a bandwidth capability, an occupancy ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating a home network, comprising:
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determining that both a wired path and a wireless path exist between two components; determining whether at least one of the two components prefers a particular path and if so, communicating data over that path;
otherwisecommunicating data between the two components over at least one of the paths between the two components based on at least one of;
a bandwidth capability, an occupancy ratio. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for communicating between at least first and second components in a home network, comprising:
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a first processor in the first component and a second processor in the second component, the first processor causing the first component to communicate data over a component-preferred path when a component-preferred path is indicated, the component-preferred path being selected from a wired and wireless communication paths over both of which the components are configured for communicating with each other; the first processor, when no component-preferred path is indicated, communicating data to the second processor over at least one of the paths based on at least one of;
a bandwidth capability, an occupancy ratio. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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