Dual mode set-top box that optimizes the delivery and user selection of audio or video programming over data networks

摘要

This disclosure discloses a dual mode set-top box 10 that displays streamed video and/or plays streamed audio where both data streams are received from a media delivery network. The set-top box comprises a processor 100 that executes an operating system, communications functions, media streaming functions, and media decoding functions. The set-top box includes both a wired 1110 and a wireless 1108 connection to the media delivery network. The set-top box also includes an internal video display 118 and one or more external video outputs 120 that display streamed video received from the media delivery network. Further, the set-top box includes an internal audio device 131 and one or more external audio outputs 124 125 126 that play streamed audio received from the media delivery network.