Television System, Television Set and Remote Controller
First Claim
1. A television set comprising:
- a television function unit;
a detector arranged to detect a cause of change in the television function;
a communicator arranged to communicate with an outside counterpart by means of designating an address of the counter part;
an input arranged to prepare a first information of a free contents;
a first designator arranged to freely designate a desired address to which the first information is sent;
a first trigger arranged to manually send the first information through the communicator;
an automatic generator of a second information of a prepared contents in response to the detector which detects a cause of a predetermined change in the television function;
a second designator arranged to automatically designate a predetermined address to which the second information is sent; and
a second trigger arranged to automatically send the second information through the communicator in response to the completion of the function of the automatic generator and the second designator.
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Abstract
In response to an operation such as power-on or power-off, channel change and sound volume change, a television set combined with a personal computer automatically makes e-mail with information in a predetermined format indicative of the operation attached. The e-mail is automatically sent to another television set to inform the other television set of operation of the own television set. On the other hand, the e-mail can be sent to a rating company for audience share survey. The television set automatically reads the received e-mail and attachment to change the indication of display. The television set has storage of the received information for analysis of an abnormality. Abnormality can be also sensed through abnormal act on the remote controller apt to be taken by a person in panic or off the truck. The television set refuses information from unknown address for blocking an attack of a stranger.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A television set comprising:
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a television function unit; a detector arranged to detect a cause of change in the television function; a communicator arranged to communicate with an outside counterpart by means of designating an address of the counter part; an input arranged to prepare a first information of a free contents; a first designator arranged to freely designate a desired address to which the first information is sent; a first trigger arranged to manually send the first information through the communicator; an automatic generator of a second information of a prepared contents in response to the detector which detects a cause of a predetermined change in the television function; a second designator arranged to automatically designate a predetermined address to which the second information is sent; and a second trigger arranged to automatically send the second information through the communicator in response to the completion of the function of the automatic generator and the second designator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A television set comprising:
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a television function unit; a display arranged to display a broadcast program in accordance with the television function unit; a communicator arranged to communicate with an outside counterpart; a receiver arranged to receive information form the outside counterpart through the communicator; and a controller arranged to automatically change the display in response to the receipt of the information by the receiver from a predetermined outside counterpart. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A remote controller for an appliance comprising:
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an operating part including a plurality of keys each of which are assigned to predetermined functions, respectively; a signal transmitter arranged to transmit a control signal to the appliance in response to the operation in the operating part; a first controller arranged to determine the signal indicative of one of the predetermined functions to be transmitted to the appliance in response to an operation of at least one of the keys in compliance with a predetermined manner; and a second controller arranged to have the signal transmitter to transmit a signal indicative of an abnormality to the appliance in response to an operation of the operating part which does not comply with the predetermined manner, but corresponds to a predetermined abnormal manner. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification