SET-TOP BOX APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION

摘要

A set-top box apparatus includes at least one input module to receive one or more media content streams, at least one memory device, an Ethernet port, at least one wireless transceiver to access a communications network to enable communication with at least one external media player device, an HDMI connector to provide a communication path to a multimedia presentation device, wherein the set-top box apparatus is configured to process at least one of the received one or more media content streams from the at least one input module into multimedia data, to send the one or more received media content streams to the at least one memory device to be stored, and to convey the multimedia data on the communication path to the multimedia presentation device.

主权项

1. A set-top box apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; at least one input module to receive one or more media content streams; at least one memory device; an Ethernet port to connect to a router device via a cable in order to access a communications network through the router device; at least one wireless transceiver to connect to a wireless router in order to access the communications network through the wireless router and to enable communication with at least one external media player device comprising a wireless transceiver, wherein the at least one external media player device supports a predetermined communications protocol; an HDMI connector to provide a communication path to a multimedia presentation device when coupled to a corresponding connection point on the multimedia presentation device, wherein the set-top box apparatus is configured to process at least one of the received one or more media content streams from the at least one input module into multimedia data, and to convey the multimedia data on the communication path to the multimedia presentation device, and wherein the at least one input module is configured to receive at least one media content stream from the external media player device through the communications network.