×

Reducing TV licensing costs

  • US 9,449,324 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2010
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. TV comprising:

  • at least one licensable component for which a license has not been obtained prior to vending the TV;

    a processor in the TV configured for determining whether a condition exists in the TV;

    the processor being configured for, responsive to determining that the condition exists, activating the licensable component and otherwise not activating the licensable component, the activating including communicating information related to a license related to the licensable component to a licensing entity, wherein the processor is further configured for;

    responsive to a determination that a physical condition exists, activating an NTSC demodulator;

    determining whether a signal at the NTSC tuner is an NTSC signal;

    responsive to a determination that NTSC signals only are present, not activating further licensable components, but responsive to a determination that signals other than NTSC signals are present, activating a QAM decoder/demodulator;

    responsive to a determination that QAM only is detected by the QAM decoder/demodulator, not activating further licensable components, but responsive to a determination that the QAM decoder/demodulator does not recognize a signal, activating an ATSC decoder/demodulator.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×