Smartphone for interactive television
OwnerSudharshan Srinivasan, Kothandraman Ramchandran +1inventors
InventorsSudharshan Srinivasan, Kothandraman Ramchandran, Jai Kumar
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Abstract
A mobile device (34) capable of processing real time broadcast television signals (36) is described. Television signals (36) are received by mobile device (34) and converted to desired digital video content (47) format and then combined with output of software applications (43) running at mobile device (34) to create a combined television signal (51) that can be displayed by a television (37). Combined television signal is sent to television (37) to enable a user (48) to interact with television content using software applications (43) executing at mobile device (34).
Claims22
A method of providing an interactive television system using a mobile device comprising:
- a) providing a input communication module to said mobile device for receiving television signals as input wherein said television signals are signals selected from group consisting of analog broadcast television signals and digital broadcast television signals;
- b) receiving said television signals at said input communication module and converting said television signals to digital video content in required digital video content format such that said digital video content can be combined with digital output of software applications running at said mobile device;
- c) executing said software applications to interact with said digital video content and capturing output of said software applications;
- d) combining said output of said software applications and said digital video content to produce a first combined signal that can be received by a television receiver;
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- e) sending said first combined signal to a television receiver to enable a user to view said first combined signal comprising said digital video content and said output of said software applications.
A mobile device providing an interactive television system comprising:
- a) a input communication module for receiving television signals as input wherein said television signals are signals selected from group consisting of analog broadcast television signals and digital broadcast television signals;
- b) a conversion module to convert said television signals to digitial video content in required digital video content format such that said digital video content can be combined with digital output of software applications running at said mobile device;
- c) a set of software applications that can interact with said digital video content;
- d) a first combining software module to combine said output of said software applications and said digital video content to produce a first combined signal that can be received by a television receiver;
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- e) a output communication module to send said first combined signal to a television receiver to enable a user to view said first combined signal comprising said digital video content and said output of said software applications.
A method of providing an interactive television system using a mobile device and a set top box comprising:
- a) providing a communication interface to said set top box to provide two way communication with a mobile device, further referred to as mobile device communication interface;
- b) receiving television signals at said set top box and converting said television signals to digital video content in set top box in required digital video content format such that said digital video content in set top box can be combined with digital output of software applications running at said mobile device;
- c) executing said software applications at said mobile device to interact with said digital video content and capturing output of said software applications;
- d) sending said output of said software applications from said mobile device to said set top box using said mobile device communication interface;
- e) receiving said output of said software applications from said mobile device at said set top box using said mobile device communication interface;
- f) combining said output of said software applications and said digital video content in set top box to produce a combined signal that can be received by a television receiver;
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- g) sending said combined signal to a television receiver to enable a user to view said combined signal comprising said digital video content and said output of said software applications.
A set top box device providing an interactive television system comprising:
- a) a input communication module for receiving television signals as input;
- b) a conversion module to convert said television signals to required digital video content format such that said digital video content can be combined with digital output of software applications running at a mobile device;
- c) a mobile device communication interface to provide a two way communication with said mobile device;
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- d) a combining module to combine said output of said software applications and said digital video content to produce a combined video signal that can be received by a television receiver;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.