公开(公告)号：US20220030326A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17499133

申请日：2021-10-12

Applicant: ROKU, INC.

Inventor： PRATEEK TANDON ,  Cameron Esfahani ,  David Stern ,  Robin Edgell

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/458 ,  G06F8/65

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a port-connected television upgrader system. An embodiment operates by determining that an application that streams output is installed on a television. A command to execute a function of the application is received. It is determined that an upgrader device is physically connected to the television through a port of the television. The command is provided to the upgrader device physically connected to the television. A response to the command is received by the television from the upgrader device. Content corresponding to executing the response is output by the television.