Televisions, output controllers, or speakers that are setup to wirelessly connect to a network and to receive digital content from a digital content service over the network
DCFirst Claim
1. A wireless output device for connecting to a wireless local area network and for receiving digital content from a digital content service operated, at least partly, over the Internet, the wireless output device for outputting video digital content or audio digital content, and the wireless output device is at least one of a television, a wireless output controller wire connectable to a television, a projector, or a speaker, individually or in any combination, the wireless output device includes:
- an interface for interacting with a user;
operating system software to facilitate download and installation of application software or software components at the wireless output device;
one or more processors for executing software that includes at least part of the operating system software; and
one or more wireless communication units for wireless communication, at least one wireless communication unit of the one or more wireless communication units is for establishing a wireless local area network connection, and the wireless output device is operable for;
(i) receiving, using the interface of the wireless output device, security information for the wireless output device to establish a wireless local area network connection, and the security information includes one or more of a name, a password, an ID number, a PIN, an IP address, or a security key, individually or in any combination;
(ii) establishing, using the at least one wireless communication unit, the wireless local area network connection employing, at least in part, the security information received using the interface in (i);
(iii) downloading, using the at least one wireless communication unit and subsequent to having established the wireless local area network connection in (ii), application software or software components from one or more servers or host computers over a network, the application software or software components for upgrading, updating, adding, or modifying features and capabilities of the wireless output device;
(iv) installing, at the wireless output device, the application software or software components downloaded in (iii), the installing of the application software or software components being facilitated, at least in part, by the operating system software included in the wireless output device;
(v) receiving, using the one or more wireless communication units and facilitated, at least in part, by the application software or software components installed in (iv), digital content from one or more application servers or content servers operated, at least partly, over the Internet by the digital content service, the received digital content includes audio digital content or video digital content, individually or in any combination; and
(vi) processing, at the wireless output device, at least part of the digital content received in (v) for outputting or playing at the wireless output device, the processing includes at least one of a color operation, an image processing operation, a scaling operation, a resolution operation, an interpolation operation, a decoding operation, or an encoding operation, individually or in any combination, on at least part of the digital content received in (v).
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Abstract
Output devices or systems, such as televisions, speakers, projectors, or output controllers, are herein disclosed and enabled for receiving digital content from a digital content service operated, at least partly, over the Internet. The disclosed output device includes wireless communication circuitry and an interface. To set up the output device for receiving and playing digital content, the output device first receives, via the interface, security information, then establishes a wireless local area network connection employing the received security information. Subsequent to having established the wireless local area network connection and using the wireless communication circuitry, the output device connects to a server over a network for downloading and installing software applications or software components for upgrading or modifying the capabilities of the output device. Thereafter, the output device is setup for receiving the digital content from the digital content service using the downloaded and installed software components.
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1. A wireless output device for connecting to a wireless local area network and for receiving digital content from a digital content service operated, at least partly, over the Internet, the wireless output device for outputting video digital content or audio digital content, and the wireless output device is at least one of a television, a wireless output controller wire connectable to a television, a projector, or a speaker, individually or in any combination, the wireless output device includes:
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an interface for interacting with a user; operating system software to facilitate download and installation of application software or software components at the wireless output device; one or more processors for executing software that includes at least part of the operating system software; and one or more wireless communication units for wireless communication, at least one wireless communication unit of the one or more wireless communication units is for establishing a wireless local area network connection, and the wireless output device is operable for; (i) receiving, using the interface of the wireless output device, security information for the wireless output device to establish a wireless local area network connection, and the security information includes one or more of a name, a password, an ID number, a PIN, an IP address, or a security key, individually or in any combination; (ii) establishing, using the at least one wireless communication unit, the wireless local area network connection employing, at least in part, the security information received using the interface in (i); (iii) downloading, using the at least one wireless communication unit and subsequent to having established the wireless local area network connection in (ii), application software or software components from one or more servers or host computers over a network, the application software or software components for upgrading, updating, adding, or modifying features and capabilities of the wireless output device; (iv) installing, at the wireless output device, the application software or software components downloaded in (iii), the installing of the application software or software components being facilitated, at least in part, by the operating system software included in the wireless output device; (v) receiving, using the one or more wireless communication units and facilitated, at least in part, by the application software or software components installed in (iv), digital content from one or more application servers or content servers operated, at least partly, over the Internet by the digital content service, the received digital content includes audio digital content or video digital content, individually or in any combination; and (vi) processing, at the wireless output device, at least part of the digital content received in (v) for outputting or playing at the wireless output device, the processing includes at least one of a color operation, an image processing operation, a scaling operation, a resolution operation, an interpolation operation, a decoding operation, or an encoding operation, individually or in any combination, on at least part of the digital content received in (v). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless output method for setting up a wireless output device to receive digital content from a digital content service accessible, at least partly, over the Internet, the wireless output device is at least one of a television, a wireless output controller wire connectable to a television, a projector, or a speaker, individually or in any combination, and the wireless output device includes:
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memory for storing software, one or more processors for executing at least part of software stored in the memory, and wireless communication circuitry for wireless communication;
the wireless output method performed at the wireless output device, comprising;(1) wirelessly receiving, using the wireless communication circuitry of the wireless output device and from a portable wireless device, security information for the wireless output device to establish a wireless local area network connection, the security information includes one or more of a name, a password, an ID number, a PIN, an IP address, a security key, individually or in any combination, and the portable wireless device is a distinct device from the wireless output device; (2) establishing, using the wireless communication circuitry of the wireless output device, the wireless local area network connection employing, at least in part, the security information received in (1); (3) downloading, using the wireless communication circuitry and via the wireless local area network connection established in (2), software components from one or more servers or host computers over a network, the software components including at least part of a software application or data, and the software components for upgrading, updating, adding, or modifying features and capabilities of the wireless output device; (4) installing, at the wireless output device, the software components downloaded in (3); (5) receiving, using at least part of the wireless communication circuitry and facilitated, at least in part, by the software components installed in (4), digital content from one or more application servers or content servers operated, at least partly, by the digital content service, and the digital content from the digital content service includes audio digital content or video digital content, individually or in any combination; and (6) outputting or playing, at the wireless output device, at least part of the digital content received in (5). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having recorded therein software for setting up a wireless output system to receive digital content from a digital content service operated, at least partly, over the Internet, the wireless output system is at least one of a television system, a wireless output controller system wire connectable to a television, a projector system, or a speaker system, individually or in any combination, the wireless output system includes:
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memory for storing at least part of the software, one or more processors, an output device that is at least one of a display screen, a speaker, a television, a wireless output controller wire connectable to a television, or a projector, individually or in any combination, and wireless communication circuitry for wireless communication; wherein execution of at least part of the software by the one or more processors included in the wireless output system causes the wireless output system to perform a wireless output method, comprising; (1) wirelessly receiving, using the wireless communication circuitry of the wireless output system and from a portable wireless device, security information for the wireless output system to establish a wireless local area network connection, the security information includes one or more of a name, a password, an ID number, a PIN, an IP address, or a security key, individually or in any combination, and the portable wireless device is a distinct device from the wireless output system; (2) establishing, using the wireless communication circuitry at the wireless output system, a wireless local area network connection employing, at least in part, the security information received from the portable wireless device in (1); (3) downloading, using the wireless communication circuitry and subsequent to having established the wireless local area network connection in (2), application software or software components or data from one or more servers or host computers over a network, the application software or software components or data for upgrading, updating, or modifying features and capabilities of the wireless output system; (4) installing, at the wireless output system, the application software or software components or data downloaded in (3); (5) accessing, using the wireless communication circuitry, one or more application servers or content servers operated, at least partly, by the digital content service over the Internet, the accessing of the digital content service facilitated, at least in part, by the application software or software components or data downloaded in (3) and installed in (4); and (6) receiving, using the wireless communication circuitry, digital content from the one or more application servers or content servers accessed in (5), wherein the received digital content includes audio digital content or video digital content for outputting or playing at the output device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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