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US 2008/0313670 A1Published application
Method and system to combine broadcast television and internet television
AssigneeTP Lab, Inc.
InventorsChi Fai Ho, Shin Cheung Simon Chiu
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Abstract
Provided is a method and system for receiving and displaying video from both an Internet and a broadcast video source. Also provided is a frame controller for receiving video data from an Internet video stream and from a cable broadcast video stream, the frame controller further in communication with a television display and causing the Internet video stream and the cable broadcast video stream to each be displayed in a separate frame on the television display.
Claims26
A television system comprising:
- a frame controller for receiving video data from a plurality of video streams, at least one of the video streams from an Internet source, at least one other of the video streams from a broadcast source, the frame controller further in communication with a television display;
- the frame controller causing the video stream from the Internet source and from the broadcast source to each be displayed in a separate frame on the television display.
A method for displaying Internet and broadcast video streams, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a frame controller, video data from a plurality of video streams, at least one of the video streams from an Internet source, at least one other of the video streams from a broadcast source,
- displaying, by the frame controller on a television display, the video data from the Internet source and from the broadcast source, each displayed in a separate frame on the television display.
A television system comprising:
- a frame controller for receiving video data from an Internet video stream and from a cable broadcast video stream, the frame controller further in communication with a television display and causing the Internet video stream and the cable broadcast video stream to each be displayed simultaneously in a separate frame on the television display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.