US Patent Application 18233608. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A SET TOP BOX simplified abstract

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A SET TOP BOX

Organization Name

GOOGLE LLC

Inventor(s)

Vincent Dureau of Palo Alto CA (US)

Nathan Leslie Sandland of Mountain View CA (US)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A SET TOP BOX - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18233608 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A SET TOP BOX

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for controlling a second electronic device using a first electronic device through indirect control methods and optical character recognition.

  • The method involves using features of different implementations to control the operation of a second electronic device from a first electronic device.
  • Communication between a primary set-top box and a supplemental set-top box is configured to avoid the need for provider-specific APIs.
  • The method includes identifying commands that can control features of a primary set-top box by a supplemental set-top box.
  • Commands are issued to the primary set-top box via a wireless transmitter, such as infrared.
  • Optical character recognition is used to identify the outcomes of those commands as displayed on a primary TV display or secondary display.


Original Abstract Submitted

Features of various implementations are used to control operation of a second electronic device from a first electronic device using indirect control methods and optical character recognition. In some implementations, communication between a primary set-top box and a supplemental set-top box is configured in order to avoid the need for one or more provider-specific APIs. For example, one aspect of the disclosure is a method of identifying commands that can be used to control one or more features of a primary set-top box (e.g., DVR or VOD features) by a supplemental set-top box issuing commands to the primary set-top box via a wireless (e.g., IR) transmitter, and then using optical character recognition to identify the outcomes of those commands as displayed on a primary TV display or secondary display.

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