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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, George Town, KY;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); H04N 7/142 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04N 21/42207 (2013.01); H04N 21/42208 (2013.01); H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01);
Abstract
Providing communication includes receiving, via a set-top box of a first communication device, a call request message via a network from a second communication device, sending, via the set-top box, a notification message to a remote control device of the first communication device while a television set is turned off, providing, via the remote control device, a user prompt in response to the sending of the notification message, and establishing, via the remote control device, a communication connection through the set-top box with the second communication device after receiving a call response, the remote control device being wirelessly connected to the set-top box.