PC media center and extension device for interfacing with a personal video recorder through a home network
US8141117B1 · kind B1 · utility
7Cited by
32References
24Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/285
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A personal computer media center is connected to a media center extension and a personal video recorder (PVR) through a home network. The personal computer media center instructs the PVR through the home network to record a television broadcast. Subsequently, the personal computer media center instructs the PVR through the home network to output a media signal of the recorded television broadcast to the media center extension, which displays the media signal on a television.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.