Joshua L Hamer

US Patent:

20030009542, Jan 9, 2003

Filed:

Jun 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/172175

Inventors:

Alpay Kasal - Brooklyn NY, US
Martin Senn - Park City UT, US
Wilford Lee - Orem UT, US
Joshua Hamer - Park City UT, US
Daniel Osorio - Park City UT, US
Aaron Smith - Woods Cross UT, US

International Classification:

G06F015/177
H04N007/173
G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/222000, 709/247000, 725/100000, 709/231000

Abstract:

A digital entertainment solution includes a system for treating digital content, transmitting the digital content over a network to a viewing station where the digital content is presented to a viewer. A network-booting set-top box built from computer desktop technologies supports gaming, web browsing, e-mail, music listening, movie viewing and the like. A scan converter within the set-top box converts monitor resolution images to formats used by standard television sets. A browser within the set-top box substitutes fonts optimized for television viewing for standard fonts designed for computer monitors. Multiple set-top boxes are combined in a network and isolated from data-only devices to ensure service quality and to prevent unauthorized copying of digital content. The reach of the network is extended with wireless segments that use a variety of mechanisms to ensure security and service quality. A treatment process removes unneeded information that consumes bandwidth and reduces the quality of standard compression techniques such as MPEG 4.