System and method for remote control of live TV capability for TV screens

• US 8,639,094 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2008
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Realview Media Private Limited
• Original Assignee: Realview Media Private Limited
• Inventors: Khare, Rajendra Kumar, Bhat, Ravi, Das, Abhijit, Kansal, Anant, Rath, Manjit, Singh, Saurabh, Vyas, Tushar, Sanga, Sanchit, Sahmey, Prabhvir, Bolin, Bolin, Srinivas, Cvl, Sharma, Aparna, Dwivedi, Rajendra, Mohammad, Mohammad, Minda, Vikas, Shivprasanth, Shivprasanth, Gurucharan, Bm
• Primary Examiner(s): Vaughn, Jr., William C
• Assistant Examiner(s): TEKLE, DANIEL T
• Application Number:
  US12/741,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20100259692A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,911 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 386/276
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0492 by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A system for remote control of live TV capability for TV screens, the system comprising satellite feeds (2003) broadcasting means (2002, 2004), a set top box (2005), a Smart-IB box (2006) capable of sending and receiving data/content, a central server capable of interpreting received data/content from Smart-IB, a communication network having interactive means coupled with world wide web (2008), a display screen (2007) having display means operable to display data/information. A method for remote control of live TV capability for TV screens, the method comprising the steps of receiving a schedule to record and/or relay set top box content, forwarding desired frequency to remote signal inducing means (RSIM), generating infrared (IR) signal, interpreting infrared (IR) signal by set top box, changing audio-video (AV) output as per the schedule list, recording/relaying audio-video (AV) output.

Claims

1. A method for remote control of live TV capability for TV screens, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a schedule list from a central server to record and/or relay a set top box content;

forwarding a desired frequency to a remote signal inducing means (RSIM);

interpreting the forwarded desired frequency and generating an infrared {IR) signal at the remote signal inducing means (RSIM), and wherein the generated infrared signal corresponds to desired frequency;

receiving and interpreting the generated infrared (IR) signal by the set top box and wherein the received infrared (IR) signal causes the set top box to switch a channel;

changing an audio-video (AV) output as per the schedule list;

recording/relaying the audio-video (AV) output; and

wherein the audio-video (AV) output of the set top box is taken to record a program for replaying at a future time which is decided by the system server according to the schedule list, and wherein a data content is received, selected, recorded and displayed in future on demand at any time as per a request of a user and wherein an irrelevant data content are rejected thereby obviating a transmission of a bulk of data content which is delivered for relay on a limited bandwidth to a display screen and wherein the audio-video is delivered without an effect of trees, bridges, tall buildings for trains and buses thereby removing poor transmission and reception problems.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the AV output is received by the Smart-IB which records the data/content.

3. The method as claimed In claim 1, wherein the data/content is relayed at a defined time as per the scheduled play list, and wherein the time is defined by the system server and the scheduled playlist is generated by the system server.

4. A system for remote control of live TV capability for TV screens, the system comprising:

satellite feeds;

a broadcasting means;

a set top box;

a Smart-IB box capable of sending and receiving a data/content;

a central server capable of interpreting a received data/content from the Smart-IB;

a communication network having an interactive means coupled with world wide web;

wherein the smart IB receives the audio-video (AV) output of the set top box to record a program for replaying at a future time which is decided by the central server according to the schedule list, and wherein a data content is received, selected, recorded and displayed in future on demand at any time as per a request of a user and wherein an irrelevant data content are rejected thereby obviating a transmission of a bulk of data content which is delivered for relay on a limited bandwidth to a display screen and wherein the audio-video is delivered without an effect of trees, bridges, tall buildings for trains and buses thereby removing poor transmission and reception problems;

a display screen having a display means operable to display a data/information.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the set-top box is tuned by remote that uses a frequency such as infrared (IR) and/or short range frequency and the like.

6. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the central server comprises:

a data receiving means;

an accessing means to access the data/content;

an interpreting and scheduling means to interpret and schedule the data/content as per a schedule list;

a storing means to store the data/content;

a remote signal inducing means (RSIM); and

a relaying means.

7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the remote signal inducing means contains an infrared (IR) transmitter and a frequency generator that is attuned to create desired frequencies.

8. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the interpreting and scheduling means forwards a request for a frequency to be tuned to the remote signal inducing means at a desired time.

9. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the remote signal inducing means (RSIM) interprets the forwarded frequency and generates relevant IR frequency signals.

10. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the generated relevant IR frequency signal is received by the set-top box which causes to switch a channel thereby modifying an audio-video output.

11. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the smart IB is connected to a television through the set top box or directly.