Home page display and data transmitter

• US 6,738,047 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2001
• Issued: 05/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Moyer, Michael
• Application Number:
  US09/795,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20010017616A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,175 Days
• Field of Search: 345/172-173, 345/158, 345/168, 345/169, 340/81
• US Class Current: 345/172
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4182 for identification purposes, e.g. storing user identification data, preferences, personal settings or data restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code in combination with an additional device, e.g. dongle or smart card G06F21/123
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

To save trouble in replacing cards and to facilitate the operation of a key on a home page, a home page display system according to the invention includes terminal equipment connected to the Internet, a remote control that transmits data to the terminal equipment, an IC card installed in the remote control and a TV monitor on which a home page corresponding to the IC card is displayed. The remote control is provided with a transparent tablet and when the IC card is set, a key control panel printed on the surface of the card appears in the part of the tablet. A program for allocating each key on the tablet corresponding to a home page is stored in the IC card.

Claims

1. A home page display system comprising:

terminal equipment connected to the Internet;

a data transmitter that transmits data to said terminal equipment by remote control;

an information storage medium installed in said data transmitter to be detachable; and

a display that displays a home page based upon data which said terminal equipment receives from said data transmitter, wherein;

plural marks showing a key control panel are provided on the surface of said information storage medium, and information for specifying a specific home page displayed on said display and information for allocating the plural marks as a key corresponding to the corresponding home page are stored in said information storage medium; and

said data transmitter is provided with a transparent tablet where the marks of said installed information storage medium appear as the key control panel, reads the information stored in said information storage medium, allocates the marks that appear on said tablet as a key corresponding to a specific home page, transmits the URL address of the specific home page to said terminal equipment and transmits a key code corresponding to an operated key.

2. The home page display system according to claim 1, wherein:

said information storage medium is an IC card; and

the URL address of the specific home page and a program for allocating the plural marks printed on the surface of a card as a key corresponding to the specific home page are stored in a memory.

3. The home page display system according to claim 2, wherein:

said data transmitter is provided with an IC card reader that reads information stored in an installed IC card; and

the program is downloaded into the data transmitter via the IC card reader.

4. The home page display system according to claim 1, wherein:

an identification code corresponding to a specific home page is stored in said information storage medium;

a program for allocating the plural marks as a key corresponding to the specific home page is stored in said information storage medium; and

said data transmitter reads the identification code of said information storage medium and allocates the keys according to a program corresponding to the identification code.

5. The data transmitter in a remote control system used in said home page display system according to claim 1 comprising:

a slot into which an information storage medium is inserted;

a transparent tablet where marks on said information storage medium inserted into the slot appear as a key control panel;

a reader that reads information recorded in said information storage medium;

means for allocating marks that appear on said tablet as a key corresponding to the specific home page based upon information read by said reader; and

a transmitter that transmits the URL address of the specific home page and a key code corresponding to an operated key.

6. A home page display system comprising:

terminal equipment connected to the Internet;

a data transmitter that transmits data to said terminal equipment by remote control;

an information storage medium installed in said data transmitter to be detachable; and

a display that displays a home page based upon data which said terminal equipment receives from said data transmitter, wherein;

plural marks showing a key control panel are provided on the surface of said information storage medium, and information for specifying a specific home page displayed on said display and information for allocating the plural marks as a key corresponding to the corresponding home page are stored in said information storage medium;

said data transmitter is provided with a transparent tablet where the marks of said installed information storage medium appear as the key control panel, reads the information stored in said information storage medium, allocates the marks that appear on said tablet as a key corresponding to a specific home page, transmits the URL address of the specific home page to said terminal equipment and transmits a key code corresponding to an operated key; and

the display mode of a key control panel that appears on said tablet of said data transmitter and the display mode of a key control panel for a home page displayed on said display are the same.