Interactive television devices and systems
CA 2459539 C · Owner: Cyberview Technology, Inc. · Inventors: Nobre, Luis; Gatto, Jean-Marie
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An interactive TV device is configured to receive and process multiple broadband input streams simultaneously. The device includes functionality to perform as a Web browser, HF, cable (106) and satellite (104) TV receiver a , digital PVR, an interactive TV set-top box an advanced central processing , unit and a videoconferencing device thanks to an integrated videoconferencing camera (504). The present interactive TV device is configured to manage all multimedia sources identically, whether the input is a TV channel a Web page, or a video stream played back from a data carrier such as a DVD (120) for , example. The present interactive TV device is also configured to enable a user to …
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