METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING TELEVISION RELATED SERVICES VIA A NETWORKED PERSONAL COMPUTER

摘要

A set top box is provided that interfaces a television and a personal computer that is connected to the Internet. The set top box includes a wireless remote control receiver that receives user commands from a wireless remote control unit. A radio frequency transceiver that transmits computer commands to the personal computer that is connected to the Internet in response to the user commands and that receives data that is generated from the Internet via the personal computer in response to the computer commands. A video processing system that processes the received data for display on a television and a television interface that displays the processed received data on the television.