Invention Application
- Patent Title: TV-CENTRIC SYSTEM
- Patent Title (中): 电视中央系统
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Application No.: PCT/US2008/055067Application Date: 2008-02-27
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Publication No.: WO2008112427A1Publication Date: 2008-09-18
- Inventor: ZUSTAK, Frederick J. , GUILLOU, Jean-Pierre
- Applicant: SONY CORPORATION , SONY ELECTRONICS INC. , ZUSTAK, Frederick J. , GUILLOU, Jean-Pierre
- Applicant Address: 1-7-1 Konan Minato-Ku Tokyo, JP 108-0075 JP
- Assignee: SONY CORPORATION,SONY ELECTRONICS INC.,ZUSTAK, Frederick J.,GUILLOU, Jean-Pierre
- Current Assignee: SONY CORPORATION,SONY ELECTRONICS INC.,ZUSTAK, Frederick J.,GUILLOU, Jean-Pierre
- Current Assignee Address: 1-7-1 Konan Minato-Ku Tokyo, JP 108-0075 JP
- Agency: ROGITZ, John L.
- Priority: US11/717,914 20070313
- Main IPC: G06F15/177
- IPC: G06F15/177
Abstract:
A TV has a TV processor (18) and a display (14) presenting a map showing the topology of the home network of which the TV is a part. Upon initial energiziation the TV discovers network devices in the home, uploads this information to an Internet server (54), which in turn sends back to the TV necessary information for configuring the network, without any user interaction to congifure network devices.
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