Smart TV Patents

Patent Types

Technical Fields

Smart TV PatentsFlexiworld is an early pioneer of smart tv technologies and has created many of the necessary features that are used in the smart tv we know today. Examples include Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth connectivity added to the smart TV for cloud communication applications, streaming audio or video, wireless communicating with a variety of wireless peripheral devices such as wireless printers, Bluetooth headsets, smart televisions and smart speakers. Flexiworld is the inventor of the many core smart tv technologies that are widely used today. A list of patents shown below illustrate examples of Flexiworld’s smart TV patents.

1. US Patents

Ref. No.US Patent #
(Issue date)		Title
C18US 11,096,056
Aug 17, 2021		Output devices, such as televisions, output controllers, or audio output devices, that are setup to wirelessly receive digital content from a digital content service over the internet or from a wireless information apparatus that is in the same network as the output devices
W8US 11,029,903
Jun 08, 2021		Output systems, such as television controllers, televisions, display devices, or audio output devices, operable for playing digital content wirelessly received either from a digital content service over the internet or wirelessly received from a client device that is in the same network as the output system
W7US 10,866,773
Dec 15, 2020		Information apparatus for playing digital content that is received from a digital content service provided over the internet
C8US 10,846,031
Nov 24, 2020		Software application for a mobile device to wirelessly manage or wirelessly setup an output system or output device for service
C16US 10,768,871
Sep 08, 2020		Wireless output devices or wireless controllers for establishing wireless connectivity and for receiving digital content
B1US 10,642,576
Mar 05, 2020		Mobile information apparatus that includes wireless communication circuitry for discovery of an output device for outputting digital content at the wirelessly discovered output device
C9US 10,387,087
Aug 20, 2019		Output systems or audio output devices that include an interface operable by a user to initiate wireless discovery for establishing wireless connections with mobile devices
W5US 10,346,114
Jul 09, 2019		Digital content services over the internet that transmit or stream protected digital content to mobile devices, display devices, audio output devices, printing devices, televisions, or television controllers
B2US 10,740,066
Dec 25, 2018		Output devices that establish wireless connection with an information apparatus subsequent to having been wirelessly discovered by the information apparatus
B0US 10,162,596
Dec 25, 2018		Portable electronic device configured to receive voice activated commands and to wirelessly manage or drive an output device
C10US 10,140,073
Nov 27, 2018		Wireless devices that establish a wireless connection with a mobile information apparatus by wirelessly detecting, within physical proximity, the mobile information apparatus
C4US 10,133,527
Nov 20, 2018		Wireless Devices That Establish A Wireless Local Area Network Connection By Receiving, Via Direct Wireless Communications, Identification Or Authentication Information, From A Mobile Wireless Device
C14US 10,126,991
Nov 13, 2018		Output systems, information apparatus, or internet appliances supporting voice commands for receiving and for playing selected digital content from a service over a network
W0US 9,965,233
May 08, 2018		Digital content services or stores over the internet that transmit or stream protected or encrypted digital content to connected devices and applications that access the digital content services or stores
C5US 9,836,259
Dec 05, 2017		Televisions, output controllers, or speakers that are setup to wirelessly connect to a network and to receive digital content from a digital content service over the network
D0US 9,836,257
Dec 05, 2017		Mobile information apparatus that includes intelligent wireless display, wireless direct display, or transfer of digital content for playing over air the digital content at smart televisions, television controllers, or audio output devices
WB2US 9,389,822
Jul 12, 2017		Mobile information apparatus that include support for receiving video digital content over the internet from a service, and for wireless displaying or playing over air at least part of the received video digital content from the mobile information apparatus to televisions, television controllers, display devices, or projection devices
D7US 9,069,510
Jun 30, 2015		Touch sensitive screen information apparatus that includes close proximity or near distance radio frequency field communication
D6US 9,042,811
May 26, 2015		Specification of smart wireless television for rendering digital content
D1US 8,989,064
Mar 24, 2015		Wireless controller wire connectable to output devices such as televisions for accessing digital content and for wireless communication with mobile information apparatus
WT2US 8,711,408
Apr 29, 2014		Smart television system having methods or means for accessing paid or subscribed digital content from the internet
WS1US 8,705,097
Apr 22, 2014		Internet applications and services for rendering digital content
D2US 8,630,000
Jan 14, 2014		Essential components for enabling a pervasive wireless digital ecosystem and wireless devices that support the wireless digital ecosystem
DD2US 8,332,521
Dec 11, 2012		Internet-pad specification, the internet-pad specification may include a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a document application, an e-mail application, icons over the touch sensitive screen for user selection, a wireless communication unit for wireless connectivity, a digital content application for playing digital content, and an operating system supporting application programming interface (API)
DD1US 8,285,802
Oct 09, 2012		Internet-phone or smart phone with applications for managing and playing digital content, and a mobile device operating system supporting application programming interface
D10US 8,169,649
May 01, 2012		Mobile device methods for enabling pervasive wireless digital media
WTNUS 7,953,818
May 31, 2011		Output device and system for rendering digital content
WT0US 7,944,577
May 17, 2011		Output controller for mobile and pervasive digital content output
D8US 7,609,402
Oct 27, 2009		Methods for universal data output

2. Pending Patents

Ref. No.Application #
Serial #
(Issue date)		Title
PA420210303180
17/216469
Sep 30, 2021		Wireless communication between an integrated circuit memory device and a wireless controller device
PA120160174068
15/042044
Jun 16, 2016		Integrated Circuit Device That Includes A Secure Element And A Wireless Component For Transmitting Protected Data Over A Local Point-To-Point Wireless Communication Connection
PD120150356564
14/828349
Dec 10, 2015		Smart phones or internet pads supporting mobile payment that includes security based, at least partly, on fingerprint authentication, data encryption, and short physical distance wireless communication
PD420150363763
14/835585
Aug 25, 2015		Mobile Information Apparatus That Includes A Secure Element Storing Payment Information And Using A Cryptographic Technique For Implementing Mobile Payment
D0(RE)TBD
16/704,784		Mobile Information Apparatus That Includes Intelligent Wireless Display, Wireless Direct Display, Or Transfer Of Digital Content For Playing Over Air The Digital Content At Smart Televisions, Television Controllers, Or Audio Output Devices

3. Chinese Patents

Ref. No.HK & Chinese Patent #
(Issue date)		Title
CD2 (HK)CN101834892B
1148620
Nov 03, 2015		用于无线数字媒体生态系统和安全无线访问的方法
CD2ZL201010144174.7
1148620
Nov 03, 2015		用于无线数字媒体生态系统和安全无线访问的方法
CD2Macau Extension of
ZL201010144174.7
J/001773
Nov 03, 2015		用于无线数字媒体生态系统和安全无线访问的方法
CD3CN101833430B
Oct 09, 2014		用于对通过无线通信接收的数字内容进行渲染的输出设备
CD1 (HK)CN101825996B
Sep 05, 2012		从移动信息装置无线输出数字内容
CD1ZL201010144809.3
Sep 05, 2012		从移动信息装置无线输出数字内容
CD0 (HK)CN1541370B
May 05, 2010		通用数据输出系统
CD0ZL02806907.2
May 05, 2010		通用数据输出系统
D2D (HK)CN100,334,577
Aug 29, 2007		用于设备到设备的普适数字输出的控制器及管理器
D2DZL 01821101.1
Aug 29, 2007		用于设备到设备的普适数字输出的控制器及管理器

4. European Patents

Ref. No.European Patent #
Application No
(Issue date)		Title
EP (UK)UK part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (DE)German part of EP1340131
01985549.3
DE 60151202.2
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (FR)FR part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (IT)IT part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (ES)Spain part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (NL)Netherland part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output