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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2006
Brian B. Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Carlton L. Brownfield, San Antonio, TX (US);
Mark B. Hubacher, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jason E. Savard, McKinney, TX (US);
Mari S. Wul, Boarne, TX (US);
Brian B. Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Carlton L. Brownfield, San Antonio, TX (US);
Mark B. Hubacher, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jason E. Savard, McKinney, TX (US);
Mari S. Wul, Boarne, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment a method is disclosed for interacting with a controllable device in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system. The method receives at a control server, device state data for the controllable device from a first client device in the IPTV network; accesses user interface (UI) data from a database accessible to the control server; reflects the device state data in the UI data at the control server; and sends the UI data from an IPTV server to the first client device. In another embodiment a system is disclosed for interacting with a controllable device in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system. The system receives at a control server, device state data for the controllable device from a first client device in the IPTV network; accesses user interface (UI) data from a database at the control server; reflects the device state data in the UI at the control server; and sends the UI from an IPTV server to the first client device.