Adaptive pattern recognition based control system and method
OwnerSteven Hoffberg, Linda Hoffberg-Borghesaniinventors
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Abstract
A network media appliance, comprising at least one packet data network interface, adapted for communicating data packets with a data network according to an Internet Protocol; a media data interface, and a processor, having an associated memory for storing executable code, said code defining at least a remote virtual interface function, and a data transfer function for controlling transfer of data through said media data interface.
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1-132. (canceled)
A network media appliance, comprising:
- (a) at least one packet data network interface, adapted for communicating data packets with a data network according to an Internet Protocol;
- (b) a media data interface;
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- (c) a processor, having an associated memory for storing executable code, said code defining at least a remote virtual interface function, and a data transfer function for controlling transfer of data through said media data interface.
A network media appliance, comprising:
- (a) at least one packet data network interface, adapted for communicating data packets with a data network according to an Internet Protocol;
- (b) a media data interface;
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- (c) a processor, communicating through the at least one packet data interface using a markup language, to control a transfer of data through said media data interface.
A network media appliance, comprising:
- (a) at least one packet data network interface, adapted for communicating data packets with a data network according to an Internet Protocol;
- (b) a media data interface;
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- (a) a processor, having an associated memory for storing executable code, said code defining at least a remote control interface function, and data transfer function through said media data interface, and a media rights management function for reproduction of media through the media data interface.
A network appliance, comprising, within a single housing:
- (a) at least one packet data network interface;
- (b) at least one media data interface supporting a digital rights management scheme;
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- (c) processor, for controlling a data transfer through said at least one media data interface and the at least one packet data network interface, and for defining a remote control interface communicated through the at least one packet data network interface.
A media device, comprising:
- (a) a packet data communications interface;
- (b) a media stream interface outputting media to presentation device;
- (c) a digital rights management system, for selectively restricting a reproduction of media output from the media stream interface;
- (d) a processor, controlling said packet data communications interface, said media stream interface, and said digital rights management system, and for generating a virtual control interface through said packet data communications interface.
An intelligent media device, comprising:
- (a) a packet data communications interface;
- (b) a media stream controller, for controlling a stream of media through said packet data communications interface;
- (c) a digital rights management system, for selectively tagging or limiting communications of a media stream through said media stream controller, in accordance with a set of digital rights management information;
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- (d) a memory, storing a set of metadata relating to a program represented in the media stream.
A method for operating an intelligent media device, comprising a processor, a packet data communications interface, and a media communication interface for communicating audio and/or video data, said method comprising:
- controlling a storage or retrieval of audio and/or video data communicated through the media communication interface;
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- generating a virtual human user interface communicated to a remote terminal through the packet data communications interface, for controlling at least one of the media communication interface and said storage controlling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.