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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2006
Roger A. Cockrell, San Antonio, TX (US);
Steven Michael Wollmershauser, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas S. Webster, Mystic, CT (US);
Brian Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Alison Raphael, Campbell, CA (US);
Roger A. Cockrell, San Antonio, TX (US);
Steven Michael Wollmershauser, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas S. Webster, Mystic, CT (US);
Brian Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Alison Raphael, Campbell, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
In a particular illustrative embodiment, a portable personal media player includes a first interface, a second interface, a display, an audio output, a keypad and a processor. The first interface communicates via a network with a residential gateway that is communicatively coupled to a plurality of electronic devices. The second interface may communicate wireless commands directly to at least one of the plurality of electronic devices. The display is adapted to display alphanumeric data and video content. The processor is responsive to a selection received via the keypad to transmit a request for selected media content to the residential gateway via the first interface. The processor receives media content related to the request via the first interface, processes the media content and provides video data to the display and audio data to the audio output. The keypad may include a plurality of dedicated controls, where at least one key is associated with a control function of one of the plurality of electronic devices.