System and method for user-server telecommunication in accordance with performance capabilities of a controller
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1. A system for communication, comprising:
- at least one network medium for transmitting network data signals;
at least one server apparatus for transmitting the network data signal over the network medium; and
control means for controlling said at least one server apparatus;
wherein said control means transmits performance capability information of said control means as data signals over the network medium, and wherein said at least one server apparatus is controlled by said control means based upon information for controlling received by said control means over said network medium, and generated in response to said transmitted performance capability information; and
wherein the server apparatus is an audio visual apparatus.
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Abstract
A user terminal exchanges information with a server through a transmission medium. A coupling unit couples the user terminal to the transmission medium in accordance with information from the server. Likewise, the server is controlled in accordance with information from the user terminal. In this manner, communication is created and performed between the server and the user terminal. The user terminal may be a Set-Top Unit which may be adjusted to the transmission medium by, for example, a physical medium converter or the communication itself between the Set-Top Unit and the server may be adjusted as directed by programs installed in the Set-Top Unit which may originate from the server.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one network medium for transmitting network data signals;
at least one server apparatus for transmitting the network data signal over the network medium; and
control means for controlling said at least one server apparatus;
wherein said control means transmits performance capability information of said control means as data signals over the network medium, and wherein said at least one server apparatus is controlled by said control means based upon information for controlling received by said control means over said network medium, and generated in response to said transmitted performance capability information; and
wherein the server apparatus is an audio visual apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5)
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4. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one network medium for transmitting network data signals;
at least one server apparatus for transmitting the network data signal over the network medium; and
control means for controlling said at least one server apparatus;
wherein said control means transmits performance capability information of said control means as data signals over the network medium, and wherein said at least one server apparatus is controlled by said control means based upon information for controlling received by said control means over said network medium, and generated in response to said transmitted performance capability information; and
a connection channel, connected between the at least one server and the physical medium converter;
wherein the server apparatus is an audio visual apparatus; and
wherein the physical medium converter comprises a first converter for converting signals to and from the connection channel, a second converter for converting signals to and from the network medium and a connection between the first converter and the second converter.
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6. A server apparatus connectable to a network medium for transmission of information via said network medium, comprising:
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a transmission means for transmitting data is said network medium;
a control means for transmitting performance capability information of said control means as data signals over the network medium, and wherein said server apparatus is controlled by said control means based upon information for controlling received by said control means over said network medium, and generated in response to said transmitted performance capability information;
wherein the server apparatus is an audio visual apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one network medium for transmitting network data signals;
at least one server apparatus for transmitting the network data signal over the network medium; and
control means for controlling said at least one server apparatus;
wherein said control means transmits performance capability information of said control means as data signals over the network medium, and wherein said at least one server apparatus is controlled by said control means based upon information for controlling received by said control means over said network medium, and generated in response to said transmitted performance capability information; and
wherein said coupler includes a physical medium converter; and
a connection channel, connecting the server apparatus to the physical medium converter; and
wherein the physical medium converter comprises a first converter for converting signals to and from the connection channel, a second converter for converting signals to and from the network medium and a connection between the first converter and the second converter.
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11. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one network medium;
at least one server apparatus connectable to the network medium, said server apparatus transmitting information via said network medium; and
coupling means for connecting the server apparatus and the network medium as desired, said coupling means comprising means for creating and for performing communication for the transmission of information by said server apparatus, wherein one or more programs are downloaded from the server apparatus via said network medium, and wherein said one or more downloaded programs controls an additional apparatus connected to said network medium and allows said additional apparatus to control a further apparatus connected to said network medium based on information from said server apparatus, and regulates a stream of data transmitted by the server apparatus as a dynamic process;
wherein said coupling means includes a physical medium converter; and
said system further including a connection channel, connected between the server apparatus and the physical medium converter; and
wherein the physical medium converter comprises a first converter for converting signals to and from the connection channel, a second converter for converting signals to and from the network medium and a connection between the first converter and the second converter.
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12. A server apparatus connectable to a network medium for transmission of information via said network medium, comprising:
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a coupler for connecting said server apparatus and the network medium as desired, said coupler comprising an apparatus for creating and for performing communication for the transmission of information by said server apparatus, wherein one or more programs are downloaded from said server apparatus via said network medium, and wherein said one or more downloaded programs controls an additional apparatus connected to said network medium and allows said additional apparatus to control a further apparatus connected to said network medium based on information from said server apparatus, and regulates a stream of data transmitted by the server apparatus as a dynamic process;
wherein said coupler includes a physical medium converter;
said server including a connection channel, connecting the server apparatus and the physical medium converter; and
wherein the physical medium converter comprises a first converter for converting signals to and from the connection channel, a second converter for converting signals to and from the network medium and a connection between the first converter and the second converter.
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13. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one server apparatus for transmitting data; and
a user device connectable to said at least one server apparatus for receiving the transmitted data from the at least one server apparatus, wherein said user device and said at least one server apparatus communicate to regulate a stream of data communicated therebetween, wherein said user device transmits performance capability information of said user device to said at least one server apparatus and said at least one server apparatus transmits information in response to said transmitted performance capability information for controlling said at least one server apparatus and/or said user device; and
wherein the at least one server apparatus is an audio visual apparatus.
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14. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one server apparatus for transmitting data; and
a user device having a resident user interface temporarily operable to enable said user device to connect to said at least one server apparatus to receive information from the at least one server apparatus and thereafter entering a standby state, wherein said user device transmits performance capability information of said user device to said at least one server apparatus and said at least one server apparatus transmits information in response to said transmitted performance capability information for controlling said at least one server apparatus and/or said user device; and
wherein the at least one server apparatus is an audio visual apparatus.
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15. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one server apparatus for transmitting data; and
a user device temporarily active for receiving the transmitted data to download information from the at least one server apparatus, wherein said download information includes an audio/visual decoding program, and wherein said user device thereafter is controlled by said downloaded information, wherein said user device transmits performance capability information of said user device to said at least one server apparatus and said at least one server apparatus transmits information in response to said transmitted performance capability information for controlling said at least one server apparatus and/or said user device; and
wherein the at least one server apparatus is an audio visual apparatus.
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16. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one server apparatus for transmitting data; and
a user device for receiving the transmitted data from the at least one server apparatus to receive audio/visual transport packets;
wherein said user device transmits performance capability information of said user device to said at least one server apparatus and said at least one server apparatus transmits information in response to said transmitted performance capability information for controlling said at least one server apparatus and/or said user device;
wherein audio/visual packet loss of said audio/visual transport packets is indicated in the data received by said user device; and
wherein the at least one server apparatus is an audio visual apparatus.
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17. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one server apparatus for transmitting data; and
a user device for receiving the transmitted data including audio/visual transport packets and controlling information for controlling the operation of said user device;
wherein said user device transmits performance capability information of said user device to said at least one server apparatus and said at least one server apparatus transmits information in response to said transmitted performance capability information for controlling said at least one server apparatus and/or said user device;
wherein said user device receives said controlling information via a first protocol and said user device receives said audio/visual transport packets via a different protocol; and
wherein the at least one server apparatus is an audio visual apparatus.
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18. A system for communication, comprising:
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at least one server apparatus for transmitting information via a network medium;
a coupler for operatively connecting the server apparatus and the network medium to transmit information from said server apparatus over said network medium and to download information from the server apparatus over said network medium to a user device, wherein the information downloaded from said server apparatus and the information in said server apparatus communicate to regulate a stream of data communicated over the network medium between the server apparatus and said user device;
said coupler including a physical medium converter; and
a connection channel, connected between the user device and the physical medium converter, wherein the physical medium converter comprises a first converter for converting signals to and from the connection channel, a second converter for converting signals to and from the network medium and a connection between the first converter and the second converter.
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19. Communication method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting information indicating type or performance capability of a user device over a network medium, receiving at the user device, via the network medium, at least one program for dynamic processing which is generated based on said transmitted information indicating type or performance capability of said user device, storing said received program at said user device, controlling an audio/video server apparatus based on the received program, and receiving audio/visual transport packets at said user device via the network medium.
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20. A system comprising:
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a unit including a processor and a memory system connected to said processor, said memory system storing a resident user-interface temporarily operable to connect said unit to a server via a network medium to receive from said server one or more programs for dynamic processing of data, said resident user-interface being overridden by said programs for dynamic processing so as to enter a standby state and to return to an active state when connection to said server terminates; and
a physical medium converter connected to said unit via a connection channel, said physical medium converter being connected to said server via said network medium, said physical medium converter comprising a first converter connected to said connection channel, a second converter connected to said network medium and a connection between said first converter and said second converter.
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21. A communication method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at an audio/video server apparatus, from a network medium, information indicating type or performance capability of a user device, transmitting to said user device via the network medium at least one program for dynamic processing which is generated based on said transmitted information indicating type or performance capability of said user device, controlling said audio/video server apparatus based on data received from said user device via said network medium, and transmitting audio/visual transport packets from said audio/video server apparatus to said user device via said network medium.
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22. Apparatus connectable to a network medium for communicating information via said network medium, comprising:
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a coupler for operatively connecting a user device, in which is stored a resident user interface that controls the connection, and the network medium to provide information for downloading at the user device via said network medium, wherein said information includes a user interface program that puts said resident user interface on standby, said coupler including a physical medium converter; and
a connection channel for connecting the user device and the physical medium converter, wherein the physical medium converter comprises a first converter for converting signals to and from the connection channel, a second converter for converting signals to and from the network medium and a connection between the first converter and the second converter.
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