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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2009
Jordan Du Val, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jordan Du Val, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Meld Technology Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for a system to display media contents from source devices on television channels of a television. The method includes receiving a channel change command from a remote control, where the channel change command causes the television to display a new television channel. The method further includes, in response to the channel change command, changing a frequency of a radio frequency (RF) carrier of a television RF signal to a frequency of the new television channel, determining one of the source devices assigned to the new television channel, and providing the television RF signal to the television, where the television RF signal includes a media content from the assigned source device.