Terminal device for a video-on-demand system having a hotkey function and a method thereof
First Claim
1. A terminal device in a video-on-demand system which is connected to a server via a network, wherein information screens are displayed by said terminal device in accordance with information screen data transmitted from said server and wherein said terminal device comprises:
- a memory for storing selection information corresponding to a particular information screen of said information screens;
a display for displaying said particular information screen;
an input device for inputting a selection command and a retrieval command; and
control means for generating said selection information and storing said selection information in said memory in response to said selection command and for reading said selection information from said memory in response to said retrieval command,wherein said control means outputs a request command to said server after reading said selection information from said memory,wherein said request command requests said server to transmit particular information screen data corresponding to said particular information screen so that said particular information screen can be promptly displayed on said display,wherein said selection information comprises;
a first user defined file name which corresponds to information contained in said selection command input via said input device; and
a particular information screen file name which contains a distinguishing code for distinguishing said particular information screen from a remainder of said information screens.
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Abstract
A terminal device in a video-on-demand system is provided. The terminal device is connected to a server via a network, and information screens are displayed by the terminal device in accordance with information screen data transmitted from the server. The terminal device contains a memory, a display, an input device, and a controller. The memory stores selection information corresponding to a particular information screen of the information screens, the display displays the particular information screen, and the input device inputs a selection command and a retrieval command. The controller generates the selection information and stores the selection information in the memory in response to the selection command. Furthermore, the controller reads the selection information from the memory in response to the retrieval command. Also, the controller outputs a request command to the server after reading the selection information from the memory, and the request command requests the server to transmit particular information screen data corresponding to the particular information screen so that the particular information screen can be promptly displayed on the display. Therefore, information on the information screen can be promptly provided to a user, thereby preventing service delay and reducing connect-time fees charged by the network.
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1. A terminal device in a video-on-demand system which is connected to a server via a network, wherein information screens are displayed by said terminal device in accordance with information screen data transmitted from said server and wherein said terminal device comprises:
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a memory for storing selection information corresponding to a particular information screen of said information screens; a display for displaying said particular information screen; an input device for inputting a selection command and a retrieval command; and control means for generating said selection information and storing said selection information in said memory in response to said selection command and for reading said selection information from said memory in response to said retrieval command, wherein said control means outputs a request command to said server after reading said selection information from said memory, wherein said request command requests said server to transmit particular information screen data corresponding to said particular information screen so that said particular information screen can be promptly displayed on said display, wherein said selection information comprises; a first user defined file name which corresponds to information contained in said selection command input via said input device; and a particular information screen file name which contains a distinguishing code for distinguishing said particular information screen from a remainder of said information screens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for promptly displaying a particular information screen of information screens on a display of a terminal device in a video-on-demand system, wherein said terminal device is connected to a server via a network, said information screens are displayed by said terminal device in accordance with information screen data transmitted from said server, and said method comprises the steps of:
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(a) displaying said particular information screen on said display; (b) inputting a selection command; (c) inputting a retrieval command; (d) generating selection information which corresponds to said particular information screen and storing said selection information in a memory in response to said selection command; (e) reading said selection information from said memory in response to said retrieval command; and (f) outputting a request command to said server after reading said selection information from said memory, wherein said request command requests said server to transmit particular information screen data corresponding to said particular information screen so that said particular information screen can be promptly displayed on said display, wherein said selection information comprises; a first user defined file name which corresponds to information contained in said selection command; and a particular information screen file name which contains a distinguishing code for distinguishing said particular information screen from a remainder of said information screens. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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