公开(公告)号：US10757479B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US15714194

申请日：2017-09-25

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Brian Wilson ,  Douglas Alman ,  Todd Andrew Fryer ,  Nicholas Nicas ,  Charles D. Turner, Jr.

IPC: H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/435

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a media interface device, a media selection command from a user device. The media selection command identifies first media content, the media content available from a first content source in a first format. The media interface device is configured to provide the first media content to the user device as second media content in a second format different than the first format. The method includes selecting a particular module of a plurality of modules of the media interface device to process the first media content based on the media selection command. The method includes receiving the first media content at the particular module, where the particular module converts the first media content in the first format to the second media content in the second format. The method also includes sending the second media content from an interface coupled to the particular module to the user device.

公开(公告)号：US09807459B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-31

申请号：US14712716

申请日：2015-05-14

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Brian Wilson ,  Douglas Alman ,  Todd Andrew Fryer ,  Nicholas Nicas ,  Charles D. Turner, Jr.

IPC: H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/436

CPC classification number: H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4358 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/6118 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/64322

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a media interface device, a media selection command included in a first communication from an application executing on a processor in a display device. The method further includes transmitting a signal to a particular module of a plurality of modules of the media interface device, where the particular module is selected based on the media selection command, and where each of the plurality of modules is configured to receive media content from a corresponding media source. The method further includes sending a second communication to the application. The second communication includes a particular media content item received via the particular module.