Patent ID: 9414023
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: communicating a plurality of communication signals from a first user device to a communication interface device using at least one of a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, said communication interface capable of recognizing incoming signals using the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol; communicating a first communication signal of the plurality of communication signals using the first communication protocol; recognizing the first communication protocol at the communication interface device and communicating the first communication signal to a router without changing the first communication protocol of the first communication signal; communicating a second communication signal of the plurality of communication signals corresponding to a request for a content list from the first user device to the communication interface device using the second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol; receiving the request for the content list from the first user device at the communication interface device; communicating the content list from the communication interface device to the first user device; receiving a content selection corresponding to content on the content list; initiating a transfer of content corresponding to the content selection from a content storage device remotely located from the first user device and the communication interface device to the communication interface device through a network; receiving the content at the communication interface device from the content storage device through the network; and communicating the content to the first user device from the communication interface device through the network.