US 2016/0112747 A1Published application

Multistream tuner stick device for receiving and streaming digital content

AssigneeBby Solutions, Inc.

InventorMahmood Majid

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Abstract

Embodiments of a device for receiving a digital terrestrial, cable, or satellite television signal are described herein. For example, a silicon tuner module may be configured to receive a digital terrestrial, cable, or satellite television signal and output a digital bitstream, the digital bitstream may include audio visual content in an encoded transport stream. In a further example, a digital audio video connector may be configured to couple with a display device, the digital audio video connector may be configured to provide the digital bitstream to the display device according to a specification. In another example, a processing module may be configured to control the silicon tuner module in response to a Consumer Electronics Control command received from the display device via the digital audio video connector.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A television signal tuner device, comprising:

a silicon tuner module configured to receive a digital terrestrial television signal and output a digital bitstream, the digital bitstream including audio visual content in a first encoding;
a transcoder module configured to convert the digital bitstream from the first encoding to a second encoding for digital video and digital audio corresponding to a tuned channel;
a transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit the digital video and digital audio corresponding to the tuned channel to a remote display device, wherein the digital video and digital audio is provided via a wireless transmission with the second encoding;
and
a digital audio video connector configured to couple with an external connector port of a local display device, the digital audio video connector configured to provide the digital video and digital audio to the local display device, wherein the digital video and digital audio is provided via the external connector port with the first encoding;
wherein the television signal tuner device is external to the local display device, and wherein the television signal tuner device is removably coupleable with the local display device via coupling of the digital audio video connector with the external connector port of the local display device.

3 more elements

A method of operation for a television signal tuner device, comprising:

receiving, at the television signal tuner device, a digital terrestrial television signal;
converting the digital terrestrial television signal to a digital bitstream, the digital bitstream in a first encoding;
transcoding the digital bitstream from the first encoding to a second encoding for digital video and digital audio corresponding to a tuned channel;
sending the digital video and digital audio to an external connector port of a local display device via a digital audio video connector of the television signal tuner device, wherein the digital video and digital audio is provided to the local display device via the external connector port with the first encoding;
receiving a device control command from the local display device via the digital audio video connector;
and
in response to receiving the device control command, wirelessly transmitting the digital video and digital audio to a remote display device, wherein the digital video and digital audio is provided to the remote display device via a wireless transmission with the second encoding;
wherein the television signal tuner device is external to the local display device, and wherein the television signal tuner device is removably coupleable with the local display device via coupling of the digital audio video connector with the external connector port of the local display device.

5 more elements

A system, comprising:

a local display device, the local display device comprising;
a housing;
a display screen exposed from the housing, the display screen configured to display audio visual content;
a digital audio video connector port exposed from the housing, the digital audio video connector port configured to receive the audio visual content;
and
a processor configured to send a device control command via the digital audio video connector port;
and
a signal tuner device, the signal tuner device comprising:
a silicon tuner module configured to receive a digital terrestrial television signal and output a digital bitstream, the digital bitstream including the audio visual content in an encoded transport stream;
a transcoder module configured to transform the digital bitstream to digital video and digital audio;
a transceiver configured to transmit the digital video and digital audio to a remote display device over a wireless connection when the signal tuner device is in a first mode;
and
a digital audio video connector plug configured to be connected to the digital audio video connector port of the local display device, the digital audio video connector plug configured to send the digital video and digital audio to the local display device when the signal tuner device is in a second mode;
and
wherein the signal tuner device is configured to receive the device control command from the local display device;
wherein the signal tuner device is external to the local display device.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/519,997Filed 21 Oct 2014
Published: 21 Apr 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H04N 21/4263
For processing the incoming bitstream: involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners
H04N 21/41407
Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance: embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile…
H04N 21/43635
Involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394: hdmi
H04N 21/4382
Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving encoded video stream packets from an IP…