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Connecting a legacy device into a home entertainment system using a wireless home entertainment hub

  • US 8,966,545 B2
  • Filed: 11/27/2006
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of connecting devices in a home entertainment system, the method comprising:

  • obtaining, by a home theatre network interface device, a registration from a wireless home entertainment hub, wherein the home theatre network interface device is connected to multiple legacy source devices and recognized by the wireless home entertainment hub as a wireless source device representing the multiple legacy source devices;

    storing, by the home theatre network interface device, an indication of the registration;

    converting, by the home theatre network interface device, first output data received from a first legacy source device to an information format compatible with a first sink device;

    converting, by the home theatre network interface device, second output data received from a second legacy source device to an information format compatible with the first sink device; and

    transmitting, by the home theatre network interface device, the converted information formats of the first output data and the second output data to the first sink device for simultaneous presentation at the first sink device.

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