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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Dish Technologies Llc, Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Geraint Jenkin, Pen coed, GB;
Marcus C. Liassides, Merthyr Tydfil, GB;
Jayne L. Gilmour, Chepstow, GB;
Christopher G. Hooks, Cardiff, GB;
David F. Evans, Cardiff, GB;
Assignee:
DISH TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/418 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01); H04N 21/4143 (2011.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/2181 (2013.01); H04N 21/25833 (2013.01); H04N 21/4113 (2013.01); H04N 21/4143 (2013.01); H04N 21/4181 (2013.01); H04N 21/42607 (2013.01); H04N 21/443 (2013.01); H04N 21/4433 (2013.01); H04N 21/44209 (2013.01); H04N 21/454 (2013.01); H04N 21/6112 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/631 (2013.01); H04N 21/632 (2013.01); H04N 21/64322 (2013.01); H04N 21/8166 (2013.01); H04L 65/1059 (2013.01); H04L 65/4076 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01);
Abstract
A virtual set-top box (vSTB) for executing a middleware component, designed originally for use with the physical STB, including emulating hardware capabilities of the physical STB to process IPTV content received over a connection for presenting the IPTV content on a display of the electronic device.