Integrated cast and sling system and method of its operation in an interoperable multiple display device environment
US10469893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/643
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated cast and sling system capable of intermediating seamless multimedia data and playback transfers across multiple display devices is disclosed. The integrated cast and sling system contains a cast-sling box (CSB) connected to a conventional cable or satellite set-top box and a plurality of multimedia signal sources. In one instance, the CSB operates as an intermediary and specialized set-top box that provides seamless interoperability of multimedia cast or sling commands and related multimedia data and playback transfers between a gesture-based multimedia casting and slinging command device (e.g. a smart phone, a tablet computer, or another device with gesture command capabilities) and a targeted device (e.g. a television, a computer display, or an electronic device with a display unit). The CSB also provides intelligent transcoding or conversion of a sling or cast command from the gesture-based multimedia casting and slinging command device to ensure protocol compatibility with the targeted device.
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