Patent ID: 9232259
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. An extended functionality multimedia apparatus to provide streaming media to a multimedia presentation device, the apparatus comprising: an electrical connector to mechanically couple directly or indirectly to a corresponding connection point on the multimedia presentation device and to provide thereby a communication path to the multimedia presentation device; a memory configured to store multimedia data from a streaming media source, wherein the memory can be connected to and disconnected from the multimedia presentation device at the electrical connector; a wireless communication interface, the wireless communication interface being configured to receive input streaming media over a wireless communication channel, wherein the wireless communication interface can be connected to, and disconnected from, the multimedia presentation device via the electrical connector; and a processor to encode the multimedia data for presentation at the multimedia presentation device, to send the multimedia data to the memory to be stored, to retrieve the multimedia data from the memory, and to convey the retrieved multimedia data on the communication path to the multimedia presentation device through the electrical connector, wherein the processor can be connected to and disconnected from the multimedia presentation device at the electrical connector.