Take advantage of the installed base of hundreds of millions of Set Top Boxes, PVRs, Games Consoles and DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD players by developing an external "plug-and-play" video networking adapter with fast time-to-market, and no barriers to adoption.

By using industry-standard interfaces such as HDMI or component video, and directly connecting a commodity WiFi or wired network chipset, consumers can take advantage of innovative new applications and services, without having to replace their A/V equipment.

Example applications:

• Streaming HDMI content from a games console, set-top-box, or Blu-Ray player to a second TV
• Transferring program content from PVR or DVD to iPod
• Remote programming and "slinging" of PVR content over broadband to laptops or mobile devices
• Wireless HDMI links between rooms
• Wireless streaming of broadcast TV to portable devices or PCs within the home
• PC remote access (KVM), with full-resolution PC video
• Wireless webcams and surveillance.

An external adapter would typically be connected to sources of uncompressed video, using interfaces such as HDMI or component/composite video. Alternatively, direct connections to cable, satellite or terrestrial tuner/demod ICs allow broadcast TV to be streamed wirelessly through the home to any device.

By compressing the standard TV output of these devices, users can access the same user interface menus, Extended Program Guides and features of their existing equipment, using an Infra-Red "blaster" or the new CEC feature of HDMI 1.3 to emulate remote control commands.

By adding industry-standard media sharing and streaming middleware, such as DLNA, to an embedded ARM processor, content can be shared and streamed across a home network, allowing it to be viewed on any PC, games console, digital media adapter, or set-top-box around the home.