Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for providing control of set-top boxes
- Patent Title (中): 提供机顶盒控制的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12836736Application Date: 2010-07-15
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Publication No.: US08910218B2Publication Date: 2014-12-09
- Inventor: Sangchai Tirasirikul , Rajesh Gopal
- Applicant: Sangchai Tirasirikul , Rajesh Gopal
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04N7/18
- IPC: H04N7/18 ; H04N7/173 ; H04N21/475 ; H04N21/442 ; H04N21/454 ; H04N21/436

Abstract:
An approach is provided for controlling one or more set-top boxes. Communications is established among a plurality of set-top boxes. One of the set-top boxes is designated as a master set-top box that is configured to control one or more of remaining ones of the set-top boxes. A control message is generated to configure the remaining ones of the set-top boxes as child set-top boxes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120017250A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL OF SET-TOP BOXES Public/Granted day:2012-01-19
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