INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER CALLBACK FOR SATELLITE SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. In a set top box configured to receive broadcast content, a callback method comprising:
- exchanging purchase information with a service provider over an Internet or data paging network connection;
determining whether an existing Internet or data paging network connection is present on a telephone line coupled to the set top box;
determining whether a mandatory callback time period has elapsed; and
when there is no existing Internet or data paging network connection present on the telephone line and the mandatory callback time period has elapsed, initiating a new Internet or data paging network connection.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for delivering purchase information comprising storing purchase information for a purchase of a user in a set top box. The set top box (STB) is configured to receive and display the broadcast signals through a tuner onto a display device. The STB establishes a connection to the Internet through a user initiated action (e.g., when the user accesses the Internet using the STB). A new transmission control/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) connection is obtained using the established user-initiated Internet connection without the user requesting the connection. A secure electronic connection is established with a server through the new TCP/IP connection. The purchase information is then transmitted from the STB through the secure electronic connection to the server.
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5 Claims
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1. In a set top box configured to receive broadcast content, a callback method comprising:
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exchanging purchase information with a service provider over an Internet or data paging network connection; determining whether an existing Internet or data paging network connection is present on a telephone line coupled to the set top box; determining whether a mandatory callback time period has elapsed; and when there is no existing Internet or data paging network connection present on the telephone line and the mandatory callback time period has elapsed, initiating a new Internet or data paging network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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