Patent ID: 8671211
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a first server device in communication with a first client device through a two-way command channel and a one-way data channel different than the command channel of a local area network, said first server device receiving a broadcast signal from a broadcaster and generating an audio-video transport stream by demodulating and decoding the broadcasted signal; wherein the first server device is responsive to a key command received through the command channel to provide the audio-video transport stream and remote user interface data, and the first server device is configured to communicate the audio-video transport stream and the remote user interface data to the first client device through the data channel of the local area network; and wherein the first client device is configured to render a display using the audio-video transport stream and the remote user interface data, and the first client device is further configured to generate the key command and communicate the key command to the first server device through the command channel of the local area network.