Method and system to access PC-based services from non-PC hardware
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1. A system comprising:
- a PC-based content source;
a content display module;
a wireless remote control; and
a programmable non-PC-based medium networked to the PC-based content source, wherein the non-PC-based medium accepts program input from the remote control and outputs content to the display module according to the input program, and wherein the programmable non-PC-based medium reads computer code that programs the medium to perform programmed functions, wherein the functions comprise;
displaying on the display module a PC-based content login interface;
logging into the PC-based content; and
displaying the PC-based content display on the display module.
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Abstract
An authentication protocol interface is described that allows a user to authenticate into, or login to, a PC based environment using a non-pc device. It also provides the user with a transparent method of “programming” the interface so that the interface behaves the way a user wants the next time they use the system. The invention further enables a user to avoid authentication altogether by allowing the settop box to serve as the login authority for certain tasks. The invention operates in a non-PC environment where the use of a mouse and other MS Windows® interface components (i.e., check boxes, radio dials, and the like) are not allowed.
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1. A system comprising:
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a PC-based content source;
a content display module;
a wireless remote control; and
a programmable non-PC-based medium networked to the PC-based content source, wherein the non-PC-based medium accepts program input from the remote control and outputs content to the display module according to the input program, and wherein the programmable non-PC-based medium reads computer code that programs the medium to perform programmed functions, wherein the functions comprise;
displaying on the display module a PC-based content login interface;
logging into the PC-based content; and
displaying the PC-based content display on the display module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A user interface displayed on a television screen connected to a DHCT to access content from a personal computer or internet server through the DHCT, wherein the interface accepts user information from a remote control, the interface comprising:
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a menu item to select a user account from a list of users, wherein at least one user account is a master account, for the user to login to the computer content source;
a master account window for the user to optionally login with the master account every time;
a username window to enter a new user into the user list;
a password window to enter a user password; and
a password save window for the user to optionally save a password.
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15. A DHCT remote control comprising an alphanumeric keyboard.
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16. A method for authenticating a non-PC user into PC-based content, the method comprising:
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providing a PC-based content source;
providing a content display module;
providing a wireless remote control; and
providing a programmable non-PC-based medium networked to the C-based content source, wherein the non-PC-based medium accepts program input from the remote control and outputs content to the display module according to the input program, and wherein the programmable non-PC-based medium reads computer code that programs the medium to perform programmed functions, wherein the functions comprise;
displaying on the display module a PC-based content login interface;
logging into the PC-based content; and
displaying the PC-based content display on the display module.
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17. A method for authenticating a non-PC user into PC-based content, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying on a display module a PC-based content login interface;
logging into the PC-based content; and
displaying the PC-based content on the display module.
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