Universal multimedia access device
US5636211A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A universal multimedia access apparatus for accessing any of a plurality of multimedia applications provided by a multimedia network. The universal multimedia access apparatus accesses a predetermined one of the plurality of multimedia applications using an application-specific module interfaced thereto, the application-specific module being selected from a plurality of application-specific modules. The universal multimedia access apparatus comprises a transceiver and a processing unit. The transceiver communicates multimedia information between the multimedia network and the application-specific module, and communicates with the multimedia network in any one of a plurality of communication modes. The processing unit is operative to identify the application-specific module interfaced thereto and the predetermined one of the plurality of multimedia applications associated with the application-specific module, and operative to command the transceiver to communicate with the multimedia network in a mode associated with the predetermined one of the plurality of multimedia applications.
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