Patent ID: 8698900
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a client device, an indication to place the client device in a TEST mode; transmitting, by the client device, an output transmission to a display device and to a recording device, the output transmission carrying a first video signal for display on a first region of the display device; generating, by the client device, a time code signal synchronized with the first video signal; receiving, at the client device, a sequence of commands for controlling the client device, the sequence of commands representing a sequence of button presses on a remote control; modifying, by the client device, the first video signal based on the received sequence of commands; translating, by the client device, the sequence of commands into a sequence of data objects, each command being translated to one data object unique to the button press represented by the command; rendering, by the client device, each data object as a distinctive graphical shape on the display device; creating, by the client device, a second video signal for display on a second region of the display device, the second video signal including the sequence of data objects synchronized with the first video signal using the time code signal; generating, by the client device, a modified output transmission for display on the display device, the modified output transmission including the modified first video signal and the second video signal, the modified first video signal being displayed on the first region of the display device and the second video signal being displayed on the second region of the display device; and transmitting, by the client device, the modified output transmission to the display device.