Display inserts, overlays, and graphical user interfaces for multimedia systems
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-021/482
H04N-021/422
B05D-003/04
B05D-003/00
C07D-417/12
C07D-417/14
B05D-001/30
B29C-059/10
H04N-021/436
H04N-021/431
H04N-021/472
출원번호
US-0800057
(2017-10-31)
등록번호
US-10071395
(2018-09-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Ansari, Amir
Cowgill, George A.
Nicholls, Leon E.
Raissyan, Atousa
Ramayya, Jude P.
Masina, Ramprakash
McQuarters, Alvin R.
출원인 / 주소
KIP PROD P1 LP
대리인 / 주소
Perkins Coie LLP
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초록▼
A disclosed digital media device operational at user premises to receive media signals from a media source for presentation via endpoint devices such as a television display. The digital media device can include gateway and digital media management functionality and can be referred to as a gateway a
A disclosed digital media device operational at user premises to receive media signals from a media source for presentation via endpoint devices such as a television display. The digital media device can include gateway and digital media management functionality and can be referred to as a gateway and digital media device. The device offers application services obtained over a wide area network and a user premises network. The digital media device may form a composite signal from the media signal and application service information, for example, for a composite audio and/or video signal for television type presentation to the user. The digital media device may receive a selection signal based on the presentation, for transmission to the application service provider device or to the media source. The media device also offers a GUI presenting a moveable arrangement of icons for selectively accessing application services.
대표청구항▼
1. A device for operation at a user's area to provide and manage services for one or more endpoint devices associated with the device, the device comprising: a processor; andstorage, coupled to the processor and positioned at the user's area, storing: first programming to implement a first communica
1. A device for operation at a user's area to provide and manage services for one or more endpoint devices associated with the device, the device comprising: a processor; andstorage, coupled to the processor and positioned at the user's area, storing: first programming to implement a first communication channel, between the device and one or more endpoint devices including at least a television device, within the user's area;second programming to implement a second communication channel, via a wide area network, between one of the one or more endpoint devices and a remotely located application service management center external to the user's area;third programming related to a plurality of application services, including at least: a video service, a music service; a picture viewing service; and a home automation service, wherein at least two of the plurality of application services are configured to locally store media received, via the wide area network, from remote media providers and use the first communication channel to cause the locally stored media to be displayed on the television device;fourth programming to implement a third communication channel, via wireless communication, between the device and a remote control, wherein communication between the device and the remote control causes the device to implement functionality, through the first communication channel, for the television device, the functionality including causing menus to be displayed on the television device in relation to one or more of the plurality of application services; andfifth programming to implement voice response functionality that interacts with one or more of: the first programming, the second programming, the third programming, the fourth programming, or any combination thereof;wherein, for at least one application service of the plurality of application services, execution of the third programming by the processor causes the device to provide functions in relation to the at least one application service, said functions including: (1) communication, via the second communication channel, of information between one or more endpoint devices and an application server for the respective service;(2) enforcement regarding one or more of: authorization, authentication, configuration, or any combination thereof, in relation to the one or more endpoint devices;(3) management of the application service based upon communications with the remotely located application service management center using the second communication channel, via the wide area network;(4) assessment of the availability of resources for an application, wherein the assessment is in response to a request, by one of the end point devices, for services; and(5) management of the resources for the application to implement the request such that consistent performance is provided to others of the one or more endpoint devices via a local area network while the media is displayed by the television device, wherein the media is displayed using one of the plurality of applications services that provides media control function for controlling media display. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the second communications channel comprises a control channel through the wide area network between the processor and the remotely located application service management center; andwherein the control channel is activated when the device is authenticated with the remotely located application service management center. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the resources for the specific application include network bandwidth. 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the management of the resources for the specific application to implement the request include utilizing a message queue or buffer. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein execution of the third programming by the processor further causes the device to support a plurality of different user interfaces via different endpoint devices, with respect to one or more services provided via the device. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein execution of the third programming by the processor further causes the device to support a plurality of different user interfaces; andwherein one of the different user interfaces is a user interface for delivery of television services. 7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a first interface that comprises: a component video interface,an S-video interface,an HDMI interface, ora composite video interface. 8. The device of claim 1, wherein part of the second communication channel is composed of the first communication channel. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the storage further stores fourth programming that, when executed by the processor, implements platform management logic comprising two or more of: a platform manager for implementing rules based notification services on operational failure;a scheduler for managing scheduled device maintenance and scheduled services;a resource manager for managing device resources and/or contention for access to the device resources;a display manager for managing at least one display; anda logger for tracking log-in activity of users and/or applications. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the first communication channel is a wired communication channel with a television. 11. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured for peer to peer type communications between the device and another device, with respect to at least one of the application services. 12. The device of claim 11, wherein the other device is a device that is in communication with the remotely located application service management center. 13. The device of claim 12, wherein the device is configured to establish the peer to peer type communications with the other device by signaling through the remotely located application service management center. 14. The device of claim 12, wherein the device establishes the peer to peer type communications with the other device without communicating via the remotely located application service management center. 15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that is not a carrier wave, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations for operating a device at a location, the operations comprising: implementing a first communication channel, between the device and one or more endpoint devices including at least a television device, within the location;implementing a second communication channel, via a wide area network, between the one or more endpoint devices and a remotely located application service management center external to the location;implement a third communication channel, via wireless communication, between the device and a remote control, wherein communication between the device and the remote control causes menus to be displayed on the television device in relation to one or more of a plurality of application services; andcausing the device to provide functions in relation to a respective service, of the plurality of application services, for the one or more endpoint devices, wherein the plurality of application services include at least a video service and a music service, wherein at least one of the application services is configured to locally store media received, via the wide area network, from a remotely located media provider and to use the first communication channel to cause the locally stored media to be displayed on the television device;wherein said functions include: (1) communication, via the second communication channel, of information between one or more endpoint devices and an application server for the respective service;(2) enforcement regarding one or more of: authorization, authentication, configuration, use of the respective service, or any combination thereof, in relation to the one or more endpoint devices;(3) management of the application service based upon communications with the remotely located application service management center using the second communication channel, via the wide area network;(4) assessment of the availability of resources for an application, wherein the assessment is in response to a request, by one of the end point devices, for services;(5) management of the resources for the application to implement the request such that consistent performance is provided to others of the one or more endpoint devices via a local area network while the media is displayed by the television device via one of the plurality of application services that provides media control function for controlling media display; and(6) voice response functionality that provides an interface for interacting with at least one of the endpoint devices. 16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein: the second communication channel is a signaling channel through the wide area network; andthe operations further comprise maintaining a communication session with the remotely located application service management center when the device is operable and authenticated by the remotely located application service management center. 17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein part of the second communication channel is composed of the first communication channel. 18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the management responsive to communications with the remotely located application service management center includes installing programming logic, at the device, received from the remotely located application service management center via the wide area network and a second interface. 19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the resources include network bandwidth; andwherein the management of the resources to implement the request comprises utilizing a message queue or buffer to manage the network bandwidth. 20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage claim 19, wherein the first communication channel implements a wired connection to the television device for media processing; andwherein the message queue or buffer stores media data, received over the second communication channel, for display on the television device. 21. The device of claim 1, wherein the media control function for controlling media display includes pausing or stopping playing of media on the television device. 22. The device of claim 1, further comprising a voice processing module configured to provide interactive voice response functionality with at least one of the plurality of application services. 23. The device of claim 22, wherein the third programming is configured to cause the television to display a voicemail message. 24. The device of claim 1, wherein the locally stored media is stored in a buffer. 25. A device for operation at a user's area, the device comprising: a processor; andstorage, coupled to the processor, storing: first programming to implement a first communication channel, between the device and one or more endpoint devices including at least a television device;second programming to implement a second communication channel, via a wide area network, between one of the one or more endpoint devices and a remotely located application service management center external to the user's area;third programming related to a plurality of application services, wherein the plurality of application services include a home automation service,a first media service configured to locally store media received, via the wide area network, from a remotely located first media provider and to use the first communication channel to cause the locally stored first media to be displayed on the television device, anda second media service configured to locally store media received, via the wide area network, from a remotely located second media provider and to use the first communication channel to cause the locally stored second media to be displayed on the television device; andfourth programming to implement a third communication channel, via wireless communication, between the device and a remote control, wherein communication between the device and the remote control causes the device to implement functionality, through the first communication channel, for the television device, the functionality including causing menus to be displayed on the television device in relation to one or more of the plurality of application services; andfifth programming to implement voice response functionality that interacts with one or more of: the first programming, the second programming, the third programming, the fourth programming, or any combination thereof;wherein, for at least one application service of the plurality of application services, execution of the third programming by the processor causes the device to provide functions in relation to the at least one application service, said functions including: (1) communication, via the second communication channel, of information between one or more endpoint devices and an application server for the respective service of the at least one application service;(2) enforcement regarding one or more of: authorization, authentication, configuration, or any combination thereof, in relation to the one or more endpoint devices;(3) management of the at least one application service based upon communications with the remotely located application service management center using the second communication channel, via the wide area network;(4) assessment of the availability of resources of the device in response to a request, by one of the end point devices, for services; and(5) management of the resources to implement the request such that consistent performance is provided to others of the one or more endpoint devices via a local area network while the media is displayed by the one or more endpoint devices via one of the plurality of application services that provides media control function for controlling media display. 26. The device of claim 25, wherein at least one of the plurality of application services is configured for interactive voice response functionality.
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