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Image display device executing instructions in a multicast message to configure itself to connect to a network

US7660878B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2004
Grant dateFeb 9, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0089
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an image display device configured to be connected to a network, a method of communicating over the network with a remote device on the network is disclosed. The method includes receiving a message sent to a multicast address on the network by the remote device, wherein the message includes an instruction to the image display device to perform a function; and performing the function instructed by the message.

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