A system to perform processing operations of input (video) streams, including is disclosed. The system consists of an input module, a stream type detection engine, a plurality of processing resources a resource monitoring engine, an attribution module, a dispatching module, and various other optional interface modules.

A physical adapter receives a data stream comprising data usable to derive a rendition of a signal at a first level of quality and reconstruction data produced by processing a rendition of the signal at a second, higher level of quality and indicating how to reconstruct the rendition at the second level of quality using the rendition at the first level of quality. The physical adapter reconstructs the rendition at the second level of quality and outputs the reconstructed rendition and/or data derived from the reconstructed rendition. The physical adapter is connectable to signal processing equipment that outputs the data usable to derive the rendition at the first level of quality. The physical adapter increases the quality of the rendition of the signal relative to the first level of quality and enhances the functionality of the signal processing equipment.

A system to perform processing operations of input (video) streams, including is disclosed. The system consists of an input module, a stream type detection engine, a plurality of processing resources a resource monitoring engine, an attribution module, a dispatching module, and various other optional interface modules.

Disclosed are methods for supplementing the processing capabilities of multimedia devices in a networked environment. A method can include providing a processing offloader module to physically connect to a first multimedia device in the networked environment. The offloader can be internal and/or external to the device. The method can include identifying the offloader, identifying a second multimedia device, and determining that a bandwidth of the second device falls below a threshold bandwidth. Instructions can be forwarded from the second device to the offloader when the bandwidth of the second device exceeds the threshold bandwidth. The offloader is configured to process the instructions and render multimedia information based on the instructions. A first communication can be transmitted to the second multimedia device indicating a request to enable a proxy configured to output received rendered multimedia information and the rendered multimedia information can be forwarded from the offloader to the second device.

A media streaming device is provided that includes a media streaming module, a super capacitor and a protection module. The media streaming module provides the media stream. The super capacitor has a first terminal coupled to a power-supplying path and a second terminal coupled to a ground terminal. The protection module includes a current limiter and a disabling unit. The current limiter receives a power signal and performs current-limiting to generate a fixed-current power to charge the super capacitor and supply power to the media streaming module through the power-supplying path. The current limiter further detects a voltage of the first terminal of the super capacitor. The disabling unit disables the media streaming module when the voltage of the first terminal of the super capacitor is not higher than a voltage threshold value, and enables the media streaming module when the voltage is higher than the voltage threshold value.

Systems, devices, and methods according to the present disclosure can include a backplane device for exchanging audio information, video information, or other data among multiple audio, video, and/or data (AVD) processing or storage hardware modules. The backplane device includes a group of AVD module slots, and each of the module slots can receive an AVD processing hardware module, an AVD storage hardware module, or other signal processing hardware module. The backplane device includes a serial bus communication loop to couple each of the AVD module slots. The serial bus communication loop is maintained even when an AVD module slot of the backplane device is unoccupied by a hardware module. In an example, multiple backplane devices according to the present disclosure can be daisy-chained together, and packetized information can be exchanged among modules in any of the multiple backplane devices using the communication loop.

A method for a user to view a content stream on a first user device and transition to viewing the content on a second user device. The method includes presenting the content on the first user device that is connected and registered to a serving node. The serving node multiplexing the content, the multiplexed content streaming to the first user device through the serving node. The method further includes presenting a selectable menu option on the first user device for the user to continue viewing the content on the second user device registered to the serving node. The serving node continue to stream the multiplexed content to the second user device.

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a computing device upgrading system over a wireless network. An embodiment operates by determining that a computing device is connected to an upgrader device over a wireless network connection. It is determined that an upgrader mode of the computing device is activated based on the determination that the wireless network connection to the upgrader device is active. A command at is received at the computing device. It is determined that a speed of the wireless network connection exceeds a threshold. The command is transmitted to the upgrader device based on both the determination that the upgrader mode of the computing device is active and the determination that the speed of the wireless network connection exceeds the threshold. At the computing device, a response from the upgrader device executing the command is received, and content is output.

Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for upgrading one or more display device hardware components. In one embodiment, as new television hardware components become available, the technology described herein allows replacement of original hardware components by external hardware components implemented as an add-in card, stick or equivalent circuitry and operational instructions. In some embodiments, the technology described herein may implement an application programming interface (API) that exposes hardware of a new external device communicatively coupled to the display device (e.g., television) to take control of one or more components of an existing internal system. Various interface technologies, such as HDMI and USB, may be used to connect the external hardware to the internal systems.

A commercial television-interfacing dongle and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, memory, a control interface, and a universal serial bus (USB) interface. The control interface and the USB interface connect to the commercial television. The commercial television interfacing dongle may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display and receive and process virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device. Following receipt and processing of the virtual remote control functionality input instructions, the commercial television-interfacing dongle sends a command to the commercial television via a commercial television control protocol.