Interacting with Internet applications via a broadband network on electronic input/output devices
First Claim
1. A method for interacting with internet applications via a cable television network, the method comprising the steps of:
- executing an interactive application associated with an internet-based service;
generating a user interface for said interactive application for presentation on a display device;
receiving a user selection via said user interface;
transmitting a request over a broadband network to a centralized server coupled to said cable television network, wherein said request comprises information associated with said user selection;
receiving a reply over said cable television network to said request, wherein said reply comprises information associated with said internet-based service and in response to said request; and
processing said reply for display on said display device.
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Abstract
A system and method for interacting with internet applications by way of a broadband network that includes one, or a combination, of cable television, satellite television, internet protocol television, cellular network, or digital subscriber line network. The system and method allow a user to execute at an end user device, e.g., a television or cellular phone, an interactive application associated with an internet-based service, such as an online auction, online commercial transaction, online gaming, or an information service, e.g., yellow pages on TV, and initiate a user interface by which the user formulates and transmits action requests and receives action replies or unsolicited messages via the broadband network allowing the user to locally interact with one or more of the internet-based services.
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70 Claims
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1. A method for interacting with internet applications via a cable television network, the method comprising the steps of:
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executing an interactive application associated with an internet-based service;
generating a user interface for said interactive application for presentation on a display device;
receiving a user selection via said user interface;
transmitting a request over a broadband network to a centralized server coupled to said cable television network, wherein said request comprises information associated with said user selection;
receiving a reply over said cable television network to said request, wherein said reply comprises information associated with said internet-based service and in response to said request; and
processing said reply for display on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for interacting with Internet applications via a broadband network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first request for information associated with an Internet-based service from an end user device coupled to a broadband network;
converting said first request into a second request, wherein said second request is directed to a server accessible through the Internet hosting said Internet-based service;
receiving a first reply from said server; and
converting said first reply into a second reply for transmission over said broadband network to said end user device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for interacting with Internet applications via a broadband network, the method comprising the steps of:
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executing an interactive application associated with an Internet-based service;
generating a user interface for said interactive application for display on a display device;
receiving a broadcast over said broadband network, wherein said broadcast comprises information made available by said Internet-based service; and
processing said broadcast for display on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for interacting with Internet applications via a broadband network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving first information made available by an Internet-based service at a server connected to the internet; and
converting said first information into second information to be broadcast over a broadband network to one or more end user devices;
wherein said broadband network is a digital television network and said one or more end user devices are digital television set-top boxes. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A system comprising:
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a server coupled to the Internet and coupled to a backend gateway of a broadband network; and
one or more end user devices coupled to said broadband network, wherein said server acquires data made available by at least one source accessible through the Internet, and converts said data into a format for transmission over said broadband network by said backend gateway to said one or more end user devices. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A method comprising the steps of:
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generating a user interface on an electronic input/output device;
executing Internet commerce via a television network on said electronic input/output device;
routing at least one Internet-based alert through said television network; and
displaying the at least one Internet-based alert on an electronic input/output device. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method comprising the steps of:
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generating a user interface at a digital television set-top box for an Internet auction;
displaying said user interface on a display coupled to said digital television set-top box;
placing an auction bid on said Internet auction using a remote-control coupled to said digital television set-top box;
routing at least one Internet-based alert through said digital television network; and
displaying the at least one Internet-based alert on a television set connected to said digital television set-top box. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an alert message from an Internet source;
translating said alert message to a standard format;
routing and transmitting said alert message to an end user device on a broadband network;
displaying said alert message on said end user device;
capturing a user response to said alert message; and
processing said user response. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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59. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing an interactive method with internet applications via a broadband network, the medium comprising:
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a code segment that executes an interactive application associated with an internet-based service;
a code segment that generates a user interface for said interactive application for display on a display device;
a code segment that transmits a request over a broadband network to a centralized server coupled to said broadband network, wherein said request comprises information associated with said internet-based service; and
a code segment that processes and displays on a display device a reply over said broadband network to said request, wherein said reply comprises information associated with said internet-based service and in response to said request. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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Specification