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US 2014/0181866 A1Published application
Television receiver cloud service augmentation
AssigneeEldon Technology Limited
InventorNeale Hall
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Abstract
The configuration of television receivers in a content distribution network. The configuration may include selectively enabling or disabling access by a particular television receiver to a particular cloud computing service. The enabling or disabling may be implemented by user-interaction with a guide that lists cloud computing services each configured to provide particular applications and services over a data network.
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A method for configuring television receivers in a content distribution network, comprising:
- receiving, at a television receiver from a computing system over a television broadcast network, data associated with an interactive guide that lists cloud computing services each configured to provide particular applications and services over a data network;
- outputting, from the television receiver to a display, the interactive guide for presentation to at least one customer of a particular television provider;
- transmitting, from the television receiver to the computing system in response to a user-initiated activation request, a subscribe message to enable access by the television receiver to a particular cloud computing service listed within the interactive guide;
- and
- transmitting, from the television receiver to the computing system in response to a user-initiated deactivation request, an unsubscribe message to disable access by the television receiver to a particular cloud computing service listed within the interactive guide.
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A television receiver, comprising:
- a first module configured to transmit a subscribe message to enable access by the television receiver to a particular cloud computing service listed within an interactive guide;
- and
- a second module configured to transmit an unsubscribe message to disable access by the television receiver to a particular cloud computing service listed within the interactive guide.
A computing device, comprising:
- a processing unit;
- and
- a system memory connected to the processing unit, the system memory including instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to implement:
- a first module configured to receive, from a computing system over a satellite television network, data associated with an interactive guide that lists cloud computing services each configured to provide particular applications and services over a data network;
- a second module configured to output to a display the interactive guide for presentation to at least one customer of a particular satellite television provider;
- a third module configured to transmit a subscribe message to enable access by the computing device to a particular cloud computing service listed within an interactive guide;
- and
- a fourth module configured to transmit an unsubscribe message to disable access by the computing device to a particular cloud computing service listed within the interactive guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.