Set-top box-based tv streaming and redirecting
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsJian Li, Zhi Li, Sun-Uk Park
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Abstract
A method for redirecting video content includes receiving a video signal at the set-top box and decoding the video signal to produce unrendered video data. The unrendered video data is encoded and provided to the remote device via a wide area network. By encoding unrendered, rather than rendered, video data for transmission to the remote device, the need for an encoding device external to the set-top box is obviated.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a display;
- a memory to store executable instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and the display, wherein the executable instructions facilitate performance of operations comprising:
- transmitting a request for video content to a set-top box via a wide area network, wherein the set-top box receives a video packet stream from a media source via a residential gateway, and wherein the video packet stream is configured for producing unrendered video data at the set-top box;
- receiving encoded video data from the set-top box via the wide area network, wherein the set-top box produces the encoded video data from the unrendered video data;
- and
- reproducing the video content at the display from the encoded video data.
A computer-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
- receiving a request for video content from a display device via a wide area network, wherein the request specifies an encoding characteristic for the video content;
- receiving a video packet stream from a media source via a residential gateway,
- generating unrendered video data from the video packet stream;
- generating encoded video data from the unrendered video data according to the encoding characteristic;
- and
- transmitting the encoded video data to the display device via the wide area network, wherein the video content is reproduced at the display device from the encoded video data.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a request for video content from a display device via a wide area network;
- receiving, by the system, a video packet stream from a media source via a residential gateway,
- generating, by the system, unrendered video data from the video packet stream;
- generating, by the system, encoded video data from the unrendered video data according to an encryption protocol to generate encrypted video data;
- and
- transmitting, by the system, the encrypted video data to the display device via the wide area network, wherein the video content is reproduced at the display device from the encrypted video data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.