Patent ID: 9077555
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information handling system (IHS) comprising: a content acquisition software module that is configured to receive a content feed signal from a content provider device through an external network and convert the content feed signal to an audio stream and a video stream; a virtual IHS management software engine that is configured to dynamically create and manage virtual IHSs; a virtual IHS that was created by the virtual IHS management software engine from a library of pre-made virtual IHSs based at least in part on a tuner included in the content acquisition software module, wherein the virtual IHS is configured to retrieve and install content provider software from the content provider device such that the virtual IHS is configured to receive the audio stream and the video stream from the content acquisition module and transmit the audio stream and the video stream to a server, and wherein the virtual IHS is configured to operate such that the virtual IHS appears as a set-top box to the content provider device through the external network; and an interface for transmitting the audio stream and video stream from the server to at least one display over an internal network.