Apparatus and method for downloading and storing data from a digital receiver
First Claim
1. A data retrieval system for retrieving data from an ATSC compliant digital broadcast signal, wherein the digital broadcast signal includes at least one television programming packet and at least one data packet that contains the data, the system comprising:
- a digital receiver adapted to receive the digital broadcast signal and adapted to separate the data from the digital broadcast signal;
a personal digital assistant in communication with the digital receiver, wherein the personal digital assistant includes a device receiver to receive the data from the digital receiver, wherein the personal digital assistant include a memory to store the data, and wherein the personal digital assistant includes a data port to download the data to a computer.
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Abstract
A portable data storage device receives data from a digital broadcast signal receiver that is adapted to separate the data from a digital broadcast signal. The portable data storage device includes a first transceiver that communicates with a second transceiver associated with the digital broadcast signal receiver and further includes a memory for storing the received data. A processor disposed within the portable data storage device controls the storage of the data and further causes a data request signal to be generated and transmitted to the digital broadcast signal receiver. A controller disposed within the digital broadcast signal receiver responds to the data request signal by causing the data separated from the digital broadcast signal to be transmitted via the second transceiver to the portable data storage device. The portable data storage device further includes a data communication port for transferring the data to a personal computer.
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35 Claims
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1. A data retrieval system for retrieving data from an ATSC compliant digital broadcast signal, wherein the digital broadcast signal includes at least one television programming packet and at least one data packet that contains the data, the system comprising:
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a digital receiver adapted to receive the digital broadcast signal and adapted to separate the data from the digital broadcast signal;
a personal digital assistant in communication with the digital receiver, wherein the personal digital assistant includes a device receiver to receive the data from the digital receiver, wherein the personal digital assistant include a memory to store the data, and wherein the personal digital assistant includes a data port to download the data to a 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)
a tuner that is adapted to tune to the digital broadcast signal;
a demodulator coupled to the tuner and adapted to demodulate the digital broadcast signal;
a controller arranged to acquire the data; and
a transceiver coupled to the controller, wherein the controller causes the data to be supplied to the transceiver for transmission to the personal digital assistant.
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3. The data retrieval system of claim 2 wherein the transceiver comprises a first transceiver, wherein the device receiver comprises a second transceiver, and further wherein the personal digital assistant comprises:
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a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor causes the data received by the second transceiver to be stored in the memory, wherein the processor is adapted to generate a data request signal for transmission by the second transceiver to the first transceiver, and wherein the data request signal includes a request for the data; and
an input device coupled to the processor that accepts input by a user, wherein the input causes the processor to generate the data request signal.
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4. The data retrieval system of claim 3 wherein the first transceiver receives the data request signal from the second transceiver and transfers the data request signal to the controller and further wherein the controller responds to the data request signal by causing the data to be transmitted to the personal digital assistant.
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5. The data retrieval system of claim 3 wherein the personal digital assistant further comprises a sound generating circuit coupled to the processor and further wherein the processor causes the sound generating circuit to generate a tone that signals when the data has been stored.
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6. The data retrieval system of claim 3 wherein the data port comprises a serial data port and further wherein the data is transferred via a data transmission cable to a serial data port associated with the computer.
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7. The data retrieval system of claim 4 wherein the data request signal generated by the processor identifies a selected portion of the data and further wherein the controller responds to the data request signal by causing the selected portion of the data to be transmitted by the first transceiver to the personal digital assistant.
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8. The data retrieval system of claim 3 wherein the first and second transceivers are infra-red signal transceivers.
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9. The data retrieval system of claim 3 wherein the first and second transceivers are radio frequency signal transceivers.
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10. The data retrieval system of claim 3 wherein the first transceiver comprises a first serial data port, wherein the second transceiver comprises a second serial data port, and wherein the first and second serial data ports are connected by a data transmission cable.
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11. The data retrieval system of claim 3 wherein the data comprises internet data.
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12. The data retrieval system of claim 11 wherein the internet data includes website URL data.
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13. The data retrieval system of claim 12 wherein the internet data further includes information that identifies the website URL data as having been retrieved from the digital broadcast signal.
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14. The data retrieval system of claim 3 wherein the digital receiver further comprises a digital television, and further wherein the television programming packet transmitted with the data packet is related to the data contained in the data packet.
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15. The data retrieval system of claim 14 wherein the television programming packet comprises a television commercial for advertising a product and wherein the data comprises information related to the product.
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16. The data retrieval system of claim 15 wherein the information related to the product comprises a URL for locating a website, and wherein the website includes further information related to the product.
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17. The data retrieval system of claim 16 wherein the further information related to the product comprises a list of retailers that sell the product.
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18. The data retrieval system of claim 16 wherein the further information related to the product comprises pricing information for the product.
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19. The data retrieval system of claim 16 wherein the further information related to the product comprises a coupon for the product.
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20. The data retrieval system of claim 15 wherein the data further comprises coupon data for the product.
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21. The data retrieval system of claim 20 wherein the computer is adapted to store the coupon data on a smart card.
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22. The data retrieval system of claim 1 wherein the personal digital assistant further comprises a display.
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23. The data retrieval system of claim 1 wherein the personal digital assistant is further adapted to receive and process telephone signals.
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24. A personal digital assistant comprising:
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an input device providing an interface with a digital receiver and an output device providing an interface with a computer;
a memory; and
a controller, wherein the controller is arranged to read data at the input device, wherein the data at the input device is acquired from a digital receiver that receives the data in a digital broadcast signal, and further wherein the controller is arranged to cause the data to be stored in the memory and to cause the data to be transferred from the memory to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method implemented by a personal digital assistant of retrieving data transmitted in a digital broadcast signal comprising the following steps:
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a) acquiring at the personal digital assistant the data from a digital receiver that receives the digital broadcast signal;
b) storing the data in a memory of the personal digital assistant; and
c) transferring the data from the memory of the personal digital assistant to a computer that is separate from the digital receiver and that is separate from the personal digital assistant. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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