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Port-connected television upgrader device

US11838589B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2021
Grant dateDec 5, 2023
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2213/0042
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a port-connected television upgrader system. An embodiment operates by determining that an application that streams output is installed on a television. A command to execute a function of the application is received. It is determined that an upgrader device is physically connected to the television through a port of the television. The command is provided to the upgrader device physically connected to the television. A response to the command is received by the television from the upgrader device. Content corresponding to executing the response is output by the television.

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