Communication of character data in a web television
First Claim
1. A web television comprising:
- displaying means for displaying internet communications and television programs;
communicating means for communicating with internet content providers and for receiving the internet communications therefrom; and
,television controlling means for controlling the displaying means in order to display the internet communications and the television programs, for receiving character data from a remote control device, and for transmitting the received character data to the communicating means in a message containing a last received character datum and a current received character datum.
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Abstract
A web television includes a monitor, a communication bus, an internet module, a tuner, and a television controller. The internet module is coupled to the communication bus, and is arranged to provide internet video for display on the monitor. The internet video is derived from internet communications between the internet module and internet content providers. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display by the monitor. The television controller is coupled to the communication bus, the television controller is arranged to switch the monitor between the internet video and the television video, the television controller receives character data from a remote control device, and the television controller transmits the received character data over the communication bus to the internet module in a message containing a last received character datum and a current received character datum.
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38 Claims
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1. A web television comprising:
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displaying means for displaying internet communications and television programs; communicating means for communicating with internet content providers and for receiving the internet communications therefrom; and
,television controlling means for controlling the displaying means in order to display the internet communications and the television programs, for receiving character data from a remote control device, and for transmitting the received character data to the communicating means in a message containing a last received character datum and a current received character datum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A web television comprising:
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a communication bus; an internet module coupled to the communication bus, wherein the internet module is arranged to support internet communications between the web television and internet content providers; and
,a television controller coupled to the communication bus, wherein the television controller is arranged to receive character data from a remote control device, and to transmit the received character data over the communication bus to the internet module in a message containing a last received character datum and a current received character datum. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A web television comprising:
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a monitor; a communication bus; an internet module coupled to the communication bus, wherein the internet module is arranged to provide internet video for display on the monitor, and wherein the internet video is derived from internet communications between the internet module and internet content providers; a tuner, wherein the tuner is arranged to select television video for display by the monitor; and
,a television controller coupled to the communication bus, wherein the television controller is arranged to switch the monitor between the internet video and the television video, to receive character data from a remote control device, and to transmit the received character data over the communication bus to the internet module in a message containing a last received character datum and a current received character datum. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A web television comprising:
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displaying means for displaying internet communications and television programs; communicating means for communicating with internet content providers and for receiving the internet communications therefrom; and
,television controlling means for controlling the displaying means in order to display the internet communications and the television programs, for receiving a first character datum followed by a second character datum followed by a third character datum from a remote control device, for transmitting the received first character datum and the received second received character datum to the communicating means in a first message, and for transmitting the received second character datum and the received third character datum to the communicating means in a second message. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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