Remote viewing of multimedia content
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsJerald Robert Howcroft, Michael Raftelis
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Abstract
A method and system for remote viewing of multimedia content using a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) is configured to duplicate multimedia content displayed on a first MCDN terminal device and route the duplicate multimedia content to a second MCDN terminal device. The MCDN terminal devices may be coupled to a local network at an MCDN client premises. The MCDN terminal devices may also include wireless telephony devices for mobile remote viewing functionality. The method may include transcoding of the multimedia content into a format suitable for the second MCDN terminal device.
Claims19
A remote viewing method, comprising:
- receiving multimedia content from a multimedia content distribution network service provider;
- generating a first remote viewing user interface indicating terminal devices providing terminal services and prompting a user to indicate which of the terminal services to activate;
- generating a second remote viewing user interface prompting a user to indicate a preference selected from:
- using the terminal services of a viewed terminal device and using the terminal services of a viewing terminal device;
- and
- responsive to receiving user responses to the first remote viewing user interface and the second remote viewing user interface:
- invoking the terminal services of a terminal device selected from the viewed terminal device and the viewing terminal device;
- and
- displaying, on the viewing terminal device, a display of the viewed terminal device.
A customer premises equipment device, comprising:
- a processor;
- a network adapter;
- and
- a computer readable medium, accessible to the processor, including stored instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving multimedia content from a multimedia content distribution service provider;
- generating a first remote viewing user interface indicating terminal devices providing terminal services and prompting a user to indicate which of the terminal services to activate;
- generating a second remote viewing user interface prompting a user to indicate a preference selected from:
- using the terminal services of a viewed terminal device and using the terminal services of a viewing terminal device;
- and
- responsive to receiving user responses to the first remote viewing user interface and the second remote viewing user interface:
- invoking the terminal services of a terminal device selected from the viewed terminal device and the viewing terminal device;
- and
- displaying, on the viewing terminal device, a display of the viewed terminal device.
A computer readable memory, including stored, processor-executable program instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving multimedia content from a multimedia content distribution service provider;
- generating a first remote viewing user interface indicating terminal devices providing terminal services and prompting a user to indicate which of the terminal services to activate;
- generating a second remote viewing user interface prompting a user to indicate a preference selected from:
- using the terminal services of a viewed terminal device and using the terminal services of a viewing terminal device;
- and
- responsive to receiving user responses to the first remote viewing user interface and the second remote viewing user interface:
- invoking the terminal services of a terminal device selected from the viewed terminal device and the viewing terminal device;
- and
- displaying, on the viewing terminal device, a display of the viewed terminal device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.