| 摘要 |
A system for wireless remote control (30) of a gateway (10) and ordering or invocation of services provided by a headend (12). The remote control (30) includes a video display and user input device (30) or keyboard and can decompress and display compressed streaming video in some embodiments. Some species of the remote control can act as web browsers, appliance control, TIVO function control, an IP telephony telephone, a cellular telephone and or an MP3 player. In some embodiments, the gateway (10) and/or headend (12) can implement TIVO-like functions under control from a wireless remote of custom design or implemented on a Personal Digital Assistant.
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