SCHEDULABLE NETWORK-ENABLED DEVICE WITH INTERNAL DATA DELIVERY UNIT FOR USE WITH A VISUSAL MEDIUM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
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1. A schedulable device comprising:
- a housing;
a power supply a schedulable timer;
memory means;
an internal visual means for displaying of information comprising an internal data delivery unit and a visual medium;
a network interface unit connected to a network; and
a central processing unit interconnected to said power supply, said schedulable timer, said memory means, said means for displaying information, and said network interface unit;
wherein, at a preset time, said schedulable timer triggers said central processing unit to cause said network interface unit to retrieve specified data from a remote server through said network and download said specified data in said memory means and deliver said specified data to be displayed on said visual medium by way of said internal data delivery unit.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to network-enabled devices, and particularly to a schedulable network-enabled device and methods of use thereof. The present invention is particularly adaptable to provide a fully self-contained device that can be scheduled by an operator that for some future time(s), to automatically connect to a remote server to download, store and deliver data on a visual medium.
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1. A schedulable device comprising:
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a housing;
a power supply a schedulable timer;
memory means;
an internal visual means for displaying of information comprising an internal data delivery unit and a visual medium;
a network interface unit connected to a network; and
a central processing unit interconnected to said power supply, said schedulable timer, said memory means, said means for displaying information, and said network interface unit;
wherein, at a preset time, said schedulable timer triggers said central processing unit to cause said network interface unit to retrieve specified data from a remote server through said network and download said specified data in said memory means and deliver said specified data to be displayed on said visual medium by way of said internal data delivery unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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