Patent ID: 6288738
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A method of seamless connectivity on a hybrid network for interfacing between a wide-band network and a narrow-band network, comprising the steps:operating a decoder to provide a display for a display device, wherein the decoder is operated according to input received from a remote control;interfacing a gateway to a narrow-band network to retrieve narrow-band data in response to a decoder request, wherein the gateway is coupled to the decoder by a first path comprising a wide-band network and by a second path comprising a narrow-band communication link;parsing the narrow-band data to identify a graphical portion of the narrow-band data to transmit to the decoder via the wide-band network;rendering the graphical portion of the narrow-band data on the gateway;encoding the graphical portion of the narrow-band data for broadcast over the wide-band network;monitoring the decoder request on a transaction server coupled to the decoder;decoding wide-band data from the wide-band network to retrieve the graphical portion of the narrow-band data; andproviding the display device with display data including the graphical portion of the narrow-band data.