INFORMATION DEVICE
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1. A device for obtaining, storing and displaying personalized information from a data unit via a cable in a building, the cable being connected for concurrently carrying a digital data signal and a power signal, the device comprising:
- a connector for connecting to the cable;
a transceiver coupled to said connector for transmitting digital data to, and receiving digital data from the data unit via the cable;
a first memory coupled to said transceiver for storing digital data received from the data unit;
a display coupled to said first memory for displaying information stored in said first memory; and
a single enclosure housing said connector, said transceiver, said first memory and said display,wherein;
said device is addressable in a Local Area Network (LAN) and is operative for communicating with the data unit through the cable for receiving information from the data unit and for storing and displaying the received information; and
said device is at least in part powered by the power signal carried over the cable.
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Abstract
A device for obtaining, storing and displaying information from a remote server, the device has a modem for establishing communication sessions with the remote server. A memory coupled to the modem stores the obtained information, and a display is coupled to the memory for displaying the stored information. The device automatically and periodically communicates with the remote server for obtaining the information.
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1. A device for obtaining, storing and displaying personalized information from a data unit via a cable in a building, the cable being connected for concurrently carrying a digital data signal and a power signal, the device comprising:
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a connector for connecting to the cable; a transceiver coupled to said connector for transmitting digital data to, and receiving digital data from the data unit via the cable; a first memory coupled to said transceiver for storing digital data received from the data unit; a display coupled to said first memory for displaying information stored in said first memory; and a single enclosure housing said connector, said transceiver, said first memory and said display, wherein;
said device is addressable in a Local Area Network (LAN) and is operative for communicating with the data unit through the cable for receiving information from the data unit and for storing and displaying the received information; and
said device is at least in part powered by the power signal carried over the cable. - 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, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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