Thin network server
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJohn Chaney
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Abstract
A low cost server (thin server) for ATSC terrestrial broadcaster delivered services, replaces the conventional STB for delivering services to consumers. In one version, the server is for a network that has a sink device and one or more signal processing functions. The server has a receiver that receives a source signal; a network interface for connecting the sink device to the network; and a controller that provides the received source signal to the sink device via the network. When necessary the source signal is processed using a processing function in the network to enable the sink device to properly utilize the source signal.
Claims34
A server for a network that includes a sink device and one or more signal processing functions, the server comprising:
- a receiver that receives a source signal;
- a network interface for connecting the sink device to the network;
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- a controller that provides the received source signal to the sink device via the network, wherein when necessary the source signal is processed using a processing function in the network to enable the sink device to properly utilize the source signal.
A network, comprising:
- a sink device;
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- a server comprising:
- a receiver that receives a source signal;
- a network interface for connecting the sink device to the network;
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- a controller that provides the received source signal to the sink device via the network, wherein when necessary the source signal is processed using a processing function to enable the sink device to properly utilize the source signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.