System and method for delivering data to an information appliance using the ISO07816

• US 20030093812A1
• Filed: 11/09/2001
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yang, David K.L., Eyer, Mark Kenneth, Candelore, Brant L., Shintani, Peter Rae, Zustak, Frederick J., Colsey, Nicholas, Proehl, Andrew M., Golden, Dayan Ivy, Krishnan, Aditya, Chang, Matthew S.
• Application Number:
  US10/010,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20030093812A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/133
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/418 External card to be used in combination with the client device, e.g. for conditional access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43622 Interfacing an external recording device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/16 Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems

Abstract

The present invention includes a system for enabling a user to download information displayed on a display screen of a television receiver. The system includes a device coupled to said television receiver to access information to be displayed on the display screen and a portable data device adapted to download the information from the device. The device includes a set-top box and the portable data device may be a smart card which may include an integrated circuit (IC) chip having information stored therein. The set-top box includes a back-channel for outputting information and the portable data device is coupled to the device by way of a smart card reader. The portable data device includes a display, a processor, a memory, navigation buttons and a remind button. The portable data device may communicate to the device using the ISO7816 Protocol, USB Protocol, a Serial Parallel Interface, Sony Memory Stick Protocol, etc.

Claims

1. A system for enabling a user to download information displayed on a display screen of a television receiver, said system comprising:

a device coupled to said television receiver to access information to be displayed on said display screen; and

a portable data device adapted to download said information from the device.

2. A system as in claim 1, wherein the device includes a set-top box.

3. A system as in claim 1, wherein said portable data device is a smart card.

4. A system as in claim 1, wherein said portable data device is a PDA.

5. A system as in claim 1, wherein said portable data device is a digital wallet.

6. A system as in claim 3, wherein said smart card includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip having information stored therein.

7. A system as in claim 1, wherein the device includes a back-channel for outputting information.

8. A system as in claim 1, wherein the portable data device is coupled to the device by way of a smart card reader/writer.

9. A system as in claim 1, wherein the portable data device includes a transmitter/receiver which transmits the read information in a wireless manner to the device.

10. A system as in claim 1, wherein the portable data device includes a display.

11. A system as in claim 1, wherein the portable data device includes a processor.

12. A system as in claim 1, wherein the portable data device includes a memory.

13. A system as in claim 1, wherein the portable data device includes navigation buttons.

14. A system as in claim 1, wherein the portable data device includes a remind button.

15. A system as in claim 8, wherein the portable data device is communicates to the device using the ISO7816 Protocol.

16. A system as in claim 8, wherein the portable data device is communicates to the device using the Universal Serial Bus Protocol.

17. A system as in claim 8, wherein the portable data device is communicates to the device using the Serial Parallel Interface.

18. A system as in claim 8, wherein the portable data device is communicates to the device using the Sony Memory Stick Protocol.

19. A system for enabling a user to download information displayed on a display screen of a television receiver, said system comprising:

a set-top box having a back-channel and adapted to be coupled to first and second signal lines so as to receive television signals by way of the first signal line representative of a number of items offered for sale and provide the received television signals to said television receiver so as to enable the information to be displayed on said display screen; and

a portable data device adapted to download said information from the set-top box.

20. A method for enabling a user to download information displayed on a display screen of a television receiver, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving television signals at a receiving device representative of information and providing the received television signals to a television receiver so as to enable the information to be displayed on said display screen; and

downloading the information to a portable data device.

21. A method as in claim 20, wherein the receiving device includes a set-top box.

22. A method as in claim 20, wherein said portable data device is a smart card.

23. A method as in claim 22, wherein said card includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip having information stored therein.

24. A method as in claim 20, further comprising the step of outputting information from the portable display device.

25. A method as in claim 20, wherein the read information is forwarded to said receiving device by way of a data line.

26. A method as in claim 20, wherein the portable data device is coupled to the device by way of a smart card reader.

27. A system as in claim 20, wherein the portable data device includes a transmitter which transmits the read information in a wireless manner to the device.

28. A system as in claim 20, wherein the portable data device includes a display.

29. A system as in claim 20, wherein the portable data device includes a processor.

30. A system as in claim 20, wherein the portable data device includes a memory.

31. A system as in claim 20, wherein the portable data device includes navigation buttons.

32. A system as in claim 20, wherein the portable data device includes a remind button.

33. A system as in claim 25, wherein the portable data device is communicates to the device using the ISO7816 Protocol.

34. A system as in claim 25, wherein the portable data device is communicates to the device using the Universal Serial Bus Protocol.

35. A system as in claim 25, wherein the portable data device is communicates to the device using a Serial Parallel Interface.

36. A system as in claim 25, wherein the portable data device is communicates to the device using the Sony Memory Stick Protocol.