Method and apparatus for delivering data from an information provider using the public switched network
First Claim
1. A method for downloading data comprising the steps of:
- a) establishing a first connection between a customer computer and an information provider;
b) identifying data to be downloaded from said service provider to said computer;
c) terminating said first connection;
d) establishing a suppressed ringing connection between said service provider and said computer; and
e) downloading said data from said service provider to said computer.
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Abstract
The customer performs a search or otherwise defines selected data maintained by the information provider. Once the selected data is identified, the information provider maintains the requested data, typically by maintaining pointers identiying the data, but delays delivery of the requested data until the scheduled delivery time, such as a particular day and time requested by the customer or a non-peak period as determined by the information provider. When the information provider determines that delivery is appropriate, it makes a request for a suppressed ringing connection to a switching system. The switching system responds to the request for connection by creating a suppressed ringing connection where a silent alert tone or digital alert signal is transmitted to the customer premise equipment. The customer premise equipment includes a receiving system that receives one or more tones from the switching system over the suppressed ringing connection and becomes active. Upon being activated, the receiving system causes the customer'"'"'s computer or portions of the computer such as a particular memory to power-up such that the computer can receive the data from the information provider.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for downloading data comprising the steps of:
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a) establishing a first connection between a customer computer and an information provider; b) identifying data to be downloaded from said service provider to said computer; c) terminating said first connection; d) establishing a suppressed ringing connection between said service provider and said computer; and e) downloading said data from said service provider to said computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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