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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Brian F. Roberts, Dallas, TX (US);
Heath Stallings, Colleyville, TX (US);
Donald H. Relyea, Dallas, TX (US);
Ruchir Rodrigues, Dallas, TX (US);
Sathya Bhaskaran, Erode, IN;
Ramakrishnan Ramaswamy Sankaranarayan, Chennai, IN;
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
In one of many possible embodiments, an exemplary method includes an expansion media content processing device receiving media content in a format not supported by a set-top box to which the expansion media content processing device is communicatively connected by a local communication link, converting the media content from the format not supported by the set-top box to a format supported by the set-top box, and providing the media content in the format supported by the set-top box to the set-top box by way of the local communication link. In some examples, the method further includes the set-top box receiving and using the media content in the format supported by the set-top box to provide the media content to an output device for presentation.