Methods and Apparatuses for a Network Enabled Alarm Clock
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1. An electronic alarm clock connected to one or more networks, comprising:
- a network communications device, wherein said network device receives content from said networks;
a touch screen;
one or more speakers; and
a local storage device,wherein a clock function is provided, wherein an alarm function is provided that plays user specified content at a user specified time on said screen and said speakers, and wherein a physical button is disposed on said clock to manage the alarm function during an alarm.
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Abstract
An electronic alarm clock connected to one or more networks comprises: a network communications device, wherein the network device receives content from the networks; a touch screen; one or more speakers; and a local storage device, wherein a clock function is provided, wherein an alarm function is provided that plays user specified content at a user specified time on said screen and the speakers, and wherein a physical button is disposed on the clock to manage the alarm function during an alarm.
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1. An electronic alarm clock connected to one or more networks, comprising:
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a network communications device, wherein said network device receives content from said networks; a touch screen; one or more speakers; and a local storage device, wherein a clock function is provided, wherein an alarm function is provided that plays user specified content at a user specified time on said screen and said speakers, and wherein a physical button is disposed on said clock to manage the alarm function during an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic alarm clock connected to one or more networks, comprising:
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a network communications device, wherein said network device receives content from said networks; a touch screen; one or more speakers; and a local storage device, wherein a clock function is provided, wherein an alarm function is provided that plays user specified content at a user specified time on said screen and said speakers, wherein a physical button is disposed on said clock to manage the alarm function during an alarm, wherein said user specified content is retrieved from said networks, and wherein said alarm function is programmed via said touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic alarm clock connected to one or more networks, comprising:
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a network communications device, wherein said network device receives content from said networks and wherein said network communications device supports the reception of one or more of the following;
frequency modulated (“
FM”
) signals, amplitude modulated (“
AM”
) signals, digital television signals, Wi-Fi signals, Bluetooth signals, and cellular signals;a web server, wherein the web server can be used to program predefined actions for the clock to perform; a touch screen; one or more speakers; and a local storage device, wherein a clock function is provided, wherein an alarm function is provided that plays user specified content at a user specified time on said screen and said speakers, wherein a physical button is disposed on said clock to manage the alarm function during an alarm, wherein said user specified content is retrieved from a network storage device, wherein said alarm function is programmed via said touch screen, wherein said clock function is automatically synchronized with a remote clock via said communications device, wherein said clock provides said alarm to turn on one or more devices connected to said clock via a network, and wherein the alarms are automatically generated based on user inputted personal information.
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