TV Shopping System and Method Thereof

• US 20120036522A1
• Filed: 09/03/2010
• Published: 02/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chien-Fa Wang
• Original Assignee: Chien-Fa Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Chien-Fa
• Application Number:
  US12/875,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20120036522A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4185 for payment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12

Abstract

A TV shopping system has a shopping service platform gathering and classifying channel information and consumption information for a network device connected with the shopping service platform to download through the Internet and transmit to a TV remote control. The network device can receive shopping information uploaded from the TV remote control and entered by a user and transmit the shopping information to the shopping service platform. The TV remote control has an input module for users to select a command transmitted to the network device. Given the TV shopping system, the shopping service platform can interact with the TV remote control through the network device. Users transmits the shopping information through the TV remote control, the network device to the shopping service platform, and purchases merchandise exhibited on a TV commercial or directly promoted by a shopping channel through the shopping service platform.

Claims

1. A TV shopping system, comprising:

a shopping service platform having;

a channel information mapping table having existing cable TV channels, cable TV operators and channel numbers respectively corresponding to the cable TV channels of the cable TV operators; and

a plurality of program lists, each associated with each cable TV channel,

and generating and outputting channel information and consumption information in accordance with an information download request;

a network device connected with the shopping service platform through the Internet to transmit the information download request to the shopping service platform and receiving the channel information and the consumption information corresponding to the information download request; and

a TV remote control having;

a remote control unit remotely controlling a television;

a display unit;

a data processing and transaction unit wirelessly connected to the network device, electrically connected with the display unit, receiving an information download signal for downloading the channel information and the consumption information of a cable TV channel, generating and transmitting the information download request to the network device through the Internet to acquire the corresponding channel information and consumption information, displaying the corresponding channel information and consumption information on the display unit, and generating a shopping information and transmitting the shopping information to the shopping service platform through the network device for the shopping service platform to receive a transaction request generated by the remote control unit and then complete a transaction; and

a power supply unit supplying an operating power to each one of the rest of units of the TV remote control.

2. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the network device has a first transmission module;

the data processing and transaction unit of the TV remote control has;

a microprocessor serving as an arithmetic and control center; and

a second transmission module electrically connected with the microprocessor and linked with the first transmission module;

the remote control unit of the TV remote control has;

a remote control module electrically connected with the microprocessor; and

an input module electrically connected with the microprocessor and having buttons respectively for TV remote control, channel classification and TV shopping.

3. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shopping information has merchandise information and payment information.

4. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the shopping information has merchandise information and payment information.

5. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the data processing and transaction unit further has a point of sale device electrically connected with the microprocessor to read a card for payment and generate and transmit the payment information to the microprocessor, and

the shopping service platform is linked with servers of a credit card center and banks for secure transactions, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank after generating the payment information.

6. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the data processing and transaction unit further has a point of sale device electrically connected with the microprocessor to read a card for payment and generate and transmit the payment information to the microprocessor, and

the shopping service platform is linked with servers of a credit card center and banks for secure transactions, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank after generating the payment information.

7. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the data processing and transaction unit further has a point of sale device electrically connected with the microprocessor to read a card for payment and generate and transmit the payment information to the microprocessor, and

the shopping service platform is linked with servers of a credit card center and banks for secure transactions, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank after generating the payment information.

8. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the data processing and transaction unit further has a point of sale device electrically connected with the microprocessor to read a card for payment and generate and transmit the payment information to the microprocessor, and

the shopping service platform is linked with servers of a credit card center and banks for secure transactions, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank after generating the payment information.

9. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the shopping service platform generates the payment information after receiving information associated with a credit card number from the remote control unit, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank.

10. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the shopping service platform generates the payment information after receiving information associated with a credit card number from the remote control unit, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank.

11. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the shopping service platform generates the payment information after receiving information associated with a credit card number from the remote control unit, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank.

12. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the shopping service platform generates the payment information after receiving information associated with a credit card number from the remote control unit, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank.

13. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shopping service platform is linked with servers of a credit card center and banks for secure transactions, generates the payment information after receiving information associated with a credit card number from the remote control unit, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank.

14. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the shopping service platform is linked with servers of a credit card center and banks for secure transactions, generates the payment information after receiving information associated with a credit card number from the remote control unit, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank.

15. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the shopping service platform is linked with servers of a credit card center and banks for secure transactions, generates the payment information after receiving information associated with a credit card number from the remote control unit, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank.

16. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the shopping service platform is linked with servers of a credit card center and banks for secure transactions, generates the payment information after receiving information associated with a credit card number from the remote control unit, and completes the transaction and finishes payment request procedures with respect to a corresponding bank.

17. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the network device is a computer.

18. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the network device is a computer.

19. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the network device is a computer.

20. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the network device is a computer.

21. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the network device is a computer.

22. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the network device is a computer.

23. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the network device is a computer.

24. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the network device is a computer.

26. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network device is a computer.

27. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the network device is a computer.

28. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the network device is a computer.

29. The TV shopping system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the network device is a computer.

30. A TV shopping method, comprising steps of:

providing a shopping service platform having;

a channel information mapping table having existing cable TV channels, cable TV operators and channel numbers respectively corresponding to the cable TV channels of the cable TV operators; and

a plurality of program lists, each associated with each cable TV channel;

an information download processing step; and

a transaction request processing step;

providing a network device connected with the shopping service platform through the Internet to transmit an information download request to the shopping service platform and receiving channel information and consumption information corresponding to the information download request; and

providing TV remote control linked with the network device, remotely controlling a television and providing a step of downloading merchandise information on a real-time basis and a step of purchasing merchandise associated with a TV commercial;

wherein when performing the step of downloading merchandise information on a real-time basis, the TV remote control transmits the information download request to the shopping service platform to activate the information download processing step of the shopping service platform, and transmits the channel information mapping table, the program list associated with each cable TV channel, and consumption information associated with merchandise of TV commercials of each cable TV channel to the TV remote control through the network device, and

when performing a step of purchasing merchandise associated with a TV commercial, the TV remote control transmits shopping information to the shopping service platform to activate the transaction request processing step of the shopping service platform to place an order to a corresponding merchandise vendor and transmit a delivery completion notice to the TV remote control through the network device after completion of the delivery.

31. The TV shopping method as claimed in claim 30, wherein the information download processing step executed by the shopping service platform comprises steps of:

establishing the channel information mapping table;

receiving and updating channel program information, wherein the shopping service platform acquires a program list in a period of time of each cable TV channel via the Internet;

generating the channel information and the consumption information in accordance with the received channel program information and the channel information mapping table, wherein the channel information has a channel classification list for each cable TV operator and a plurality of channel options;

each channel option has a plurality of play items, and each play item has program related information; and

receiving an information download request, wherein after establishing a link with the network device, the shopping service platform transmits the channel information and the consumption information to the network device in accordance with the download request transmitted from the network device.

32. The TV shopping method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the transaction request processing step executed by the shopping service platform comprises steps of:

receiving the shopping information, wherein the shopping service platform receives the shopping information transmitted from the network device through the Internet, and the shopping information has merchandise information and payment information;

authenticating the payment information, wherein the shopping service platform transmits the payment information through the Internet to the credit card center to ask for an authorization code;

transmitting a notice of delivery, wherein after receiving the authorization code sent from the credit card center through the Internet, the shopping service platform generates delivery information, a reply of accepted use of credit card and a payment notice, and sends the delivery information to a vendor to inform the vendor to deliver, the reply of accepted use of credit card to the network device and the payment notice to a corresponding bank to remit payment through the bank; and

responding a delivery completion notice, wherein after receiving the delivery completion notice from the vendor through the Internet, the shopping service platform transmits the delivery completion notice to the network device.

33. The TV shopping method as claimed in claim 32, wherein the step of purchasing merchandise associated with a TV commercial executed by the TV remote control comprises steps of:

generating the consumption information, after receiving a transaction request, the TV remote control generates corresponding merchandise information and displays a screen for selecting a type of payment;

generating payment information, wherein after receiving the type of payment, the TV remote control generates the payment information;

generating the shopping information;

after receiving the payment information, the TV remote control integrates the merchandise information and the payment information into the shopping information and transmits the shopping information to the network device; and

receiving the delivery completion notice, wherein the TV remote control receives the delivery completion notice transmitted from the network device.

34. The TV shopping method as claimed in claim 30, wherein the step of purchasing merchandise associated with a TV commercial executed by the TV remote control comprises steps of:

generating the consumption information, after receiving a transaction request, the TV remote control generates corresponding merchandise information and displays a screen for selecting a type of payment;

generating payment information, wherein after receiving the type of payment, the TV remote control generates the payment information;

generating the shopping information;

after receiving the payment information, the TV remote control integrates the merchandise information and the payment information into the shopping information and transmits the shopping information to the network device; and

receiving the delivery completion notice, wherein the TV remote control receives the delivery completion notice transmitted from the network device.