Synchronous transmission of data with network remote control
First Claim
12. A system for synchronously delivering complementary data through a network, the system comprising:
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a first device connected to the control unit through the network; and
a second device connected to the control unit through the network, wherein the control unit synchronously delivers complementary data to the first device and the second device.
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Abstract
A novel method and apparatus is disclosed for synchronously delivering complementary data to two devices. Complementary data is used herein to designate at least two streams of related data that, when combined, form an organic whole. In one embodiment of the disclosed invention, a command is received through a network for the synchronous transmission of complementary data. Subsequently, first data is transmitted through the network to a first device synchronized with transmission of second data to a second device, wherein the first and second data are complementary data.
In one embodiment of the invention, a mobile and/or hand-held device such as a PDA is used to control another device remotely through one or more networks, such that complementary, synchronous streams of data that are intended for observation in combination by users and/or entities, can be transmitted to each of the PDA and the device. The flexibility of such an arrangement, wherein the PDA can be carried to different locations to control different devices for synchronous transmission of complementary data, allows the provision of a multitude of services not heretofore available.
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12. A system for synchronously delivering complementary data through a network, the system comprising:
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a control unit;
a first device connected to the control unit through the network; and
a second device connected to the control unit through the network, wherein the control unit synchronously delivers complementary data to the first device and the second device.
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16. A method for remotely controlling a telephone using a device connected to a network, the network being connected to a telephone network through a gateway server, the method comprising:
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receiving a command to control a telephone from a device; and
controlling the telephone in accordance with the command, wherein the receiving and controlling steps are executed at a location that is remote from the location of the device and the location of the telephone.
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18. A method for remotely controlling an appliance connected to a first network using a device connected to a second network, the first network connected to the second network through a gateway server, the method comprising:
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receiving a command to control an appliance from a device; and
controlling the appliance in accordance with the command, wherein the receiving and controlling steps are executed at a location that is remote from the location of the device and the location of the appliance.
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19. A method for delivering first data through a network for playback or display on a first device in synchronicity with playback or display of second data on a second device, the first data and the second data forming complementary data, the method comprising:
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receiving a command through a network for transmission of complementary data; and
transmitting first data through the network to a first device for playback or display on the first device in synchronicity with playback or display of second data on a second device, wherein the first and second data form complementary data.
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30. A method for synchronously delivering complementary data to a device and a PDA, the method comprising:
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receiving a command from the PDA through a first network, the first network including a wireless network;
transmitting first data to through the first network; and
transmitting second data through a second network, the transmission of the second data synchronized with the transmission of the first data, the first and second data forming complementary data. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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31-1. The method of claim 30 wherein the first network is the Internet.
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32-2. The method of claim 30 wherein the second network is the Internet.
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33-3. The method of claim 30 wherein the first data is transmitted to the PDA.
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