Method and apparatus for performing a set up operation for a video system
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorBret David Hawkins
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Abstract
A setup process for a video system enables various operational settings of the video system to be selected and input to the video system using a personal computer. According to an exemplary embodiment, a video system, comprises an interface operatively coupled to a remote computing device through a data communications network for transmitting and receiving setup data representing at least one user selected operational setting of the video system, and a memory operative to store the received setup data.
Claims12
A method for performing a setup of a video system to select the operational settings associated with the video system, comprising the steps of:
- providing an on-screen display for allowing a user to select an operational setting;
- transmitting the on-screen display to a remote computing device through a data communications network in response to a user request entered at the remote computing device;
- receiving setup data from the remote computing device through the data communications network in response to user entries on the remote computing device in response to the on-screen display;
- adjusting an associated operational setting in the video system in response to the received setup data;
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- storing the received setup data within a memory of the video system.
A video system, comprising:
- a non-volatile memory for storing on-screen displays and setup data;
- a signal connector adapted to be coupled to data communications network;
- an interface coupled to the signal connector for transmitting on-screen displays to a remote computing device and receiving setup data from the remote computing device, the setup data representing at least one user selected operational setting of the video system;
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- a control unit coupled to the interface and the non-volatile memory, the control unit controlling an operating condition of the video system in response to setup data received from the remote computing device through the data communications network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.