Method for using internet and internet usage system

• US 20010029614A1
• Filed: 04/09/2001
• Published: 10/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Ohgo, Junichi
• Application Number:
  US09/828,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20010029614A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6118 involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6187 involving transmission via a telephone network, e.g. POTS
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method for using the Internet includes the steps of entering character data indicating an operation desired by a user using a telephone and sending the character data to a provider'"'"'s server; receiving the character data, using the provider'"'"'s server, carrying out the operation desired by the user based on the character data, generating display data showing the result of the operation, and sending the display data to a broadcasting station; receiving the display data, using the broadcasting station, and radio-transmitting the display data; and radio-receiving the display data from the broadcasting station, using a television set, and showing the result of the operation on the screen of the television set, based on the display data.

Claims

1. A method for using the Internet, comprising the steps of:

entering character data indicating an operation desired by a user using a telephone and sending the character data to a provider'"'"'s server;

receiving the character data, using said provider'"'"'s server, carrying out the operation desired by the user based on the character data, generating display data showing the result of the operation, and sending the display data to a broadcasting station;

receiving the display data, using said broadcasting station, and radio-transmitting the display data; and

radio-receiving the display data from said broadcasting station, using a television set, and showing the result of the operation on the screen of said television set based on the display data.

2. A method for using the Internet according to

claim 1

, wherein the character data are entered and sent by the user using an Internet mail function of said telephone.

3. A method for using the Internet according to

claim 2

, wherein said telephone is a mobile phone.

4. A method for using the Internet according to

claim 1

, wherein said provider'"'"'s server adds an identification code to the display data, and said television set selects the display data based on the identification code.

5. A method for using the Internet according to

claim 1

, wherein the display data are radio-transmitted/received via a broadcasting satellite.

6. An Internet usage system, comprising:

a telephone which is used to enter character data indicating an operation desired by a user and to send the character data to a provider'"'"'s server;

said provider'"'"'s server which receives the character data from said telephone to carry out the operation desired by the user based on the character data, said provider'"'"'s server generates display data showing the result of carrying out the operation and send the display data to a broadcasting station;

said broadcasting station which receives the display data from said provider'"'"'s server and radio-transmits the display data; and

a television set which radio-receives the display data from said broadcasting station, said television set displays the result of carrying out the operation based on the display data.

7. An Internet usage system according to

claim 6

, wherein said telephone is provided with an Internet mail function by which the character data are entered and sent to said provider'"'"'s server.

8. An Internet usage system according to

claim 7

, wherein said telephone is a mobile phone.

9. An Internet usage system according to

claim 6

, wherein

said provider'"'"'s server has a function to add an identification code to the display data, and said television set selects the display data based on the identification code.

10. An Internet usage system according to

claim 6

, wherein

said broadcasting station is provided with a broadcasting satellite which is capable of radio-transmitting the display data.