Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interfacing a television with a second device
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Application No.: US13842809Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US09712776B2Publication Date: 2017-07-18
- Inventor: Eric H C Liu , Haywai Hayward Chan
- Applicant: Google Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Byrne Poh LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04N5/44 ; H04N21/41 ; H04N21/436 ; H04N21/61 ; H04L29/06 ; H04N21/4788

Abstract:
A system and method for interfacing a television with a second device is provided. The system includes an interfacing unit to enter an interfacing mode between the television mode and the second device; a card storage unit to store a first card and a second card, the first card being presently displayed on the television and the second card being previously displayed on the television; a current card display register to store the first card; an interactive retrieval unit to retrieve a plurality of interactive functions associated with the first card, the plurality of interactive functions configured to instigate an action via the second device; and a display unit to display the first card and the plurality of interactive functions in response to being in the interfacing mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140267909A1 INTERFACING A TELEVISION WITH A SECOND DEVICE Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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