PROVIDING SYNDICATION FEED CONTENT ON A TELEVISION SET-TOP BOX WITH LIMITED DECODER CAPABILITY
First Claim
1. A method for transferring syndication feed content between a first device residing in a first location and a second device residing in a second location, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a communication channel between the first and second devices for transferring information between the first and second devices;
the first device receiving a request to transfer at least a portion of the syndication feed content stored on the first device in a first format, the first format being different than a format of the syndication feed content obtained by the first device from a networked content source;
the first device converting the syndication feed content from the first format to a second format usable by the second device, the converting comprising modifying at least a portion of metadata in the syndication feed so that the metadata no longer references content stored on the networked content source but references content stored locally on the first device; and
transferring at least a portion of the syndication feed content stored in the first device in the first format to the second device in the second format.
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Abstract
Techniques are afforded for providing syndication feed content on a television STB with limited decoder capability. A request is initiated for syndication feed content from a networked content source through the STB. The syndication feed content is obtained through a proxy device in communication with the networked content source. When the syndication feed content is in a first format usable by the STB, the proxy device passes the syndication feed content in the first format to the STB. When the syndication feed content is in a second format unusable by the STB, the syndication feed content is first converted from the second format to the first format usable by the STB and then the syndication feed content is passed, in the first format, to the STB.
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1. A method for transferring syndication feed content between a first device residing in a first location and a second device residing in a second location, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a communication channel between the first and second devices for transferring information between the first and second devices; the first device receiving a request to transfer at least a portion of the syndication feed content stored on the first device in a first format, the first format being different than a format of the syndication feed content obtained by the first device from a networked content source; the first device converting the syndication feed content from the first format to a second format usable by the second device, the converting comprising modifying at least a portion of metadata in the syndication feed so that the metadata no longer references content stored on the networked content source but references content stored locally on the first device; and transferring at least a portion of the syndication feed content stored in the first device in the first format to the second device in the second format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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