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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Erik John Burckart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Steve Russell Campbell, Lillington, NC (US);
Andrew Ivory, Durham, NC (US);
Aaron Kyle Shook, Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Erik John Burckart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Steve Russell Campbell, Lillington, NC (US);
Andrew Ivory, Durham, NC (US);
Aaron Kyle Shook, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/66 (2006.01); H04N 9/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/04 (2006.01); H04N 9/44 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/38 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus, system and method for allowing multiple television (TV) sets to communicate with each other in synchronizing their audiovisual signal output (when set to the same TV channel) to allow simultaneous viewing of common programming content.