Method and apparatus for incorporating an appliance unit into a computer system
First Claim
1. A method for incorporating an appliance unit into a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) establishing a digital wireless communication link between an appliance unit and a computer;
(b) providing an output display presentation on a display screen of the appliance unit based on the signals transmitted from the computer via said link.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for incorporating an appliance into a computer system. One embodiment of the invention has a computer with a first digital wireless transceiver, and an appliance unit with a second digital wireless transceiver for communicatively coupling to the first wireless transceiver. This appliance unit also has (1) an output device, communicatively coupled to the second wireless transceiver, for presenting an output presentation based on signals received from the computer via the wireless transceivers, and (2) an input device, communicatively coupled to the second wireless transceiver, for receiving input signals from a operator of the appliance unit.
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56 Claims
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1. A method for incorporating an appliance unit into a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a digital wireless communication link between an appliance unit and a computer;
(b) providing an output display presentation on a display screen of the appliance unit based on the signals transmitted from the computer via said link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of incorporating an appliance unit into a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a digital wireless communication link between the appliance unit and the computer;
(b) receiving input commands from an input device of the appliance unit;
(c) forwarding the received input signals to the computer via the digital wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for incorporating an appliance unit into a computer system, said appliance unit having a display screen, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a first digital transceiver for communicatively coupling to the computer;
(b) a second digital transceiver for communicatively coupling to the appliance unit, said transceivers for establishing a digital wireless link between the appliance and the computer;
(c) wherein, when a digital communication link is established, the computer transmits signals to the appliance unit and the appliance unit provides a presentation on the display screen based on the transmitted signals. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for incorporating an appliance unit into a computer system, said appliance unit having an input device, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a first digital transceiver for communicatively coupling to the computer;
(b) a second digital transceiver for communicatively coupling to the appliance unit, said transceivers for establishing a digital wireless link between the computer and the appliance;
(c) wherein, when a digital communication link is established, the appliance unit forwards input signals received at the input device to the computer via the link. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A computer system comprising:
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(a) a computer having a first digital wireless transceiver; and
(b) an appliance unit comprising;
(1) a second digital wireless transceiver for communicatively coupling to the first wireless transceiver, (2) an output device communicatively coupled to the second transceiver, the output device for presenting an output presentation based on signals received from the computer via the transceivers, (3) an input device communicatively coupled to the second transceiver, the input device for receiving input signals from a user interfacing with the appliance unit, the input signals forwarded to the computer via the transceivers, and (4) an input/output control unit communicatively coupling the second transceiver to the input and output devices.
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56. For a computer system having (i) a computer with a first digital transceiver, and (ii) an appliance unit with an input device and an output device, an apparatus for wirelessly coupling the unit to the computer, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) an input/output control unit for communicatively coupling to the input and output devices; and
(b) a second digital transceiver communicatively coupled to the input/output control unit, the second transceiver (i) for receiving signals from the first transceiver and passing the signals to the output device via the control unit, and (ii) for receiving signals from the input device via the control unit and transmitting the signals to the first transceiver, wherein the output device provides an output presentation based on the signals received from the computer.
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