Emulator-enabled network connectivity to a device
AssigneeOak Technology, Inc.
InventorDaniel R. Salmonsen
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Abstract
An emulator is capable of connecting to an information interface that can communicate information from an information source to an information sink in a format native to the information sink. The emulator comprises an emulation controller capable of coupling to the information interface, a network controller coupled to the emulation controller and capable of coupling to an external network, and a storage. The storage holds an instruction sequence executable on the emulation controller. The instruction sequence comprises a code for receiving network information from the external network and a code capable of converting the network information to the native format for transfer to the information sink.
Claims33
An emulator capable of connecting to an information interface that can communicate information from an information source to an information sink in a format native to the information sink, the emulator comprising:
- an emulation controller capable of coupling to the information interface;
- a network controller coupled to the emulation controller and capable of coupling to an external network;
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- a storage holding an instruction sequence executable on the emulation controller, the instruction sequence comprising a code for receiving network information from the external network and a code capable of converting the network information to the native format for transfer to the information sink.
An emulator capable of connecting to an information interface and communicating information from an information source to an information sink in a format native to the information sink, the emulator comprising:
- an emulation controller capable of coupling to the information interface;
- a network controller coupled to the emulation controller and capable of coupling to an external network;
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- a storage holding an instruction sequence executable on the emulation controller, the instruction sequence comprising a code for receiving source information in the native format from the information source and network information in a format different from the native format from the external network, and seamlessly alternatively supplying the source information and the network information in the native format to the information sink.
An emulator comprising:
- an interface capable of tapping into a communication pathway and supplying information from an information source to an information sink;
- a network controller coupled to the interface and capable of coupling to an external network;
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- a controller coupled to the interface and coupled to the network controller, the controller comprising a content transfer subsystem that selectively transfers media content from either the information source or the external network, and a format decoder subsystem that converts information received from the external network to a format of information supplied by the information source.
An emulator comprising:
- an interface capable of coupling to a media decoder, the media decoder having a conventional capability to decode information encoded in a native format;
- an external interface coupled to the interface and capable of coupling to an external device that supplies information in a format different from the native format;
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- a controller coupled to the interface and coupled to the external interface, the controller capable of converting information received on the external interface to the native format and supplying the converted information to the media decoder.
A method of performing media content comprising:
- coupling to a media decoder having a conventional capability to decode information encoded in a native format;
- accessing information in a format different from the native format;
- converting supplied information to the native format;
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- supplying the converted information to the media decoder.
A method of performing media content comprising:
- coupling to an information communication pathway that can connect a media source to a media decoder, the media decoder having a conventional capability to decode information from the media source and encoded in a native format;
- accessing information in a format different from the native format from an external source;
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- emulating the media source by producing, from the accessed information, emulation signals consistent with native format signals;
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- supplying the emulation signals to the media decoder.
An emulator comprising:
- means for coupling to a media decoder having a conventional capability to decode information encoded in a native format;
- means for accessing information in a format different from the native format;
- means for converting supplied information to the native format;
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- means for supplying the converted information to the media decoder.
An emulator comprising:
- means for coupling to an information communication pathway from a media source to a media decoder, the media decoder having a conventional capability to decode information from the media source and encoded in a native format;
- means for accessing information in a format different from the native format from an external source;
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- means for emulating the media source by producing, from the accessed information, emulation signals consistent with native format signals;
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- supplying the emulation signals to the media decoder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.