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US 8,286,214 B2Granted
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 is configured to receive video data from a plurality of video streams and providing means to select video for display, at least one of the video streams is an internet channel selected from an Internet source, at least one other of the video streams is a broadcast channel selected from a broadcast source, the frame controller further in communication with a television display;
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- a data store in communication with the frame controller configured to store a plurality of channel types, wherein each channel type corresponds to at least one of a broadcast channel and an internet channel;
- wherein the internet channel is selected by looking up a channel type from the data store based on the broadcast channel and looking up the internet channel based on the channel type, and
- wherein the frame controller is further configured to cause the the broadcast channel and the internet channel to each be displayed in a separate, non-overlapping frame on the television display.
2 more elements
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 comprising an Internet channel from an Internet source, a broadcast channel from a broadcast source
- selecting the internet channel by looking up a channel type from a data store based on the broadcast channel and looking up the Internet channel based on the channel type, wherein the data store is in communication with the frame controller and configured to store a plurality of channel types wherein each channel type corresponds to at least one of a broadcast channel and an Internet channel;
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- displaying, by the frame controller on a television display, the the Internet channel and the broadcast channel, each displayed in a separate, non-overlapping frame on the television display.
1 more element
A television system comprising:
- a television display;
- a frame controller for receiving an Internet channel from an Internet video stream and a broadcast channel from a cable broadcast video stream, the frame controller further providing means to select video for display looking up a channel type from a data store based on the broadcast channel and looking up the Internet channel based on the channel type, wherein the data store is in communication with the frame controller and configured to store a plurality of channel types wherein each channel type corresponds to at least one of a broadcast channel and an Internet channel and the frame controller further in communication with a television display and causing the selected Internet video stream and the cable broadcast video stream to each be displayed simultaneously in a separate, non-overlapping frame on the television display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.