NETWORKED DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20080250150A1
• Filed: 08/21/2007
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Awind, Inc (Barco NV)
• Original Assignee: Awind, Inc (Barco NV)
• Inventors: CHANG, Kuo-Lung
• Application Number:
  US11/842,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20080250150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/18 Use of a frame buffer in a display terminal, inclusive of the display panel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0029 Avoiding duplicate transfer of image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0046 Software interface details, e.g. interaction of operating systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device

Abstract

A networked display device includes a memory, a network transmission module, a processing unit, an operational interface and a screen. The memory is to store a plurality of websites. The processing unit is to connect with one of the websites through the network transmission module to download at least a brief content and at least a URL from the website. The operational interface is to generate a command to have the processing unit to access data in the respective URL. The screen is to display the data.

Claims

1. A networked display device, comprising:

a memory for storing a plurality of websites;

a network transmission module for establishing connection with a network;

a processing unit, to connect with one of the websites through the network transmission module to download therefrom at least a brief content and at least a URL;

an operational interface for generating a command to have the processing unit to access data in the respective URL; and

a screen for displaying the data.

2. The networked display device according to claim 1, further including a comparison unit comparison unit for comparing said at least a brief content to see if a duplication in said at least a brief content has been made by said processing unit in consecutive downloading and further generating a comparison result.

3. The networked display device according to claim 2, further including an alarm unit for generating an alarm according to said comparison result.

4. The networked display device according to claim 1, wherein said brief content is a thumbnail, said URL is a website address, and said data is a multimedia file.

5. The networked display device according to claim 1, wherein said brief content is a wording, said URL is a website address, and said data is a multimedia file.

6. The networked display device according to claim 1, wherein said network transmission module is a module that processes data transmission through a TCP/IP communication protocol.

7. The networked display device according to claim 1, wherein said operational interface further includes at least a download key for generating a download command to have said processing unit to download said data in said respective URL.

8. The networked display device according to claim 7, wherein said operational interface further includes at least a display key for generating a display command to have said processing unit to display said data in said respective URL.

9. The networked display device according to claim 1, wherein said website is a web 2.0 website that provides interaction service.

10. The networked display device according to claim 1, wherein said brief content provided by said website is a network ballot result.

11. The networked display device according to claim 10, wherein said operational interface further includes at least an upload key for generating an upload command to process network balloting upon said brief content of said website.

12. An access method for a networked display device to access a website, comprising the steps of:

a. establishing a network connection between the networked display device and the website;

b. downloading at least a brief content and at least a URL from the website to the networked display device;

c. accessing data indicated by the respective URL; and

d. downloading the data to the networked display device.

13. The access method according to claim 12, wherein said website is a web 2.0 website that provides interaction service.

14. The access method according to claim 12, wherein said brief content provided by said website is a network ballot result.

15. The access method according to claim 14, further including a step of issuing an upload command to said website for network balloting upon said brief content provided by said website.

16. The access method according to claim 12, wherein said step b is performed periodically and automatically.

17. The access method according to claim 16, wherein said step b further including the steps of:

b1. generating a comparison result of said brief contents between a current download and a preceding download; and

b2. generating an alarm according to the comparison result.

18. The access method according to claim 17, wherein said step c is to access said data of said URL other than said brief content.