Display apparatus and method of using same
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use with a communication card including a receiver for receiving audio and video data of the type that is transmitted via a public communication line, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing in the form of a desktop display or a wall-hung display; and
a display screen disposed on a front surface of the housing, the housing including a slot for receiving and reading information on the communication card while the card is installed in the slot, the slot being arranged for enabling the card to be easily inserted manually into and removed from the slot without using tools, the slot including a signal pickup arrangement for coupling the received audio and video data to a data separator permanently mounted in the housing;
the data separator being arranged for separating the received audio and video data into separated audio data and separated video data for causing the separated video data to be displayed on the display screen and the separated audio data to be supplied to a speaker while the card is inserted in the slot, the housing including another slot for receiving a semiconductor memory card for storing audio and video data, the housing including an interface for supplying the audio and video data stored on the memory card to the data separator while the memory card is inserted into the another slot.
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Abstract
A housing, formed as a desktop computer or wall-hung display, includes a display screen, a data receiver for receiving audio and video data transmitted from an external device via a public switched telephone network, and a data separator that separates the received data into separated audio data and separated video data. The separated audio data is coupled to a speaker and the separated video data is displayed on the display screen. The housing includes a short range transceiver that couples audio and video data to the separator and a slot for receiving a memory card that supplies audio and video data to the separator. The housing includes an image sensor and microphone for supplying video and audio signals to a combiner that supplies combined audio and video signals to the network, transceiver and card.
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7 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use with a communication card including a receiver for receiving audio and video data of the type that is transmitted via a public communication line, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing in the form of a desktop display or a wall-hung display; and a display screen disposed on a front surface of the housing, the housing including a slot for receiving and reading information on the communication card while the card is installed in the slot, the slot being arranged for enabling the card to be easily inserted manually into and removed from the slot without using tools, the slot including a signal pickup arrangement for coupling the received audio and video data to a data separator permanently mounted in the housing;
the data separator being arranged for separating the received audio and video data into separated audio data and separated video data for causing the separated video data to be displayed on the display screen and the separated audio data to be supplied to a speaker while the card is inserted in the slot, the housing including another slot for receiving a semiconductor memory card for storing audio and video data, the housing including an interface for supplying the audio and video data stored on the memory card to the data separator while the memory card is inserted into the another slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of providing product information, comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image about the product and collecting sound about the product on an image sensor and sound transducer of a portable phone; storing the captured image and the collected sound in a first memory card inserted in the portable phone; thereafter, inserting the memory card in a first slot of a first apparatus;
transmitting from the first apparatus to a second apparatus the data stored in the first memory card by using a public communication line and by designating a telephone number of the second apparatus; andat the second apparatus;
(a) receiving the data transmitted to the second apparatus;
(b) automatically storing the received data transmitted from the first apparatus via the public communication line, the data being automatically stored in a second memory card operatively inserted in a slot of the second apparatus;
the first and second memory cards being such that they can be easily manually inserted into and removed from the first and second slots without the use of tools;
(c) separating data received by the second card while the second card is operatively disposed in the second slot into audio data commensurate with the sound about the product and video data commensurate with the image about the product;
the data separating step being performed by a data separator at the second apparatus;
coupling the audio data and the video data separated by the data separator to a speaker and display screen of the second apparatus so the separated audio data are coupled to the speaker and the separated video data are displayed on the display screen;
the display screen being in a first housing hung on a wall where the second apparatus is located or on a front face of a second housing where the second apparatus is located, the second housing being located in a generally vertically extending plane or being set on a horizontal surface.
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6. A method of providing product information, comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image about the product and collecting sound about the product on an image sensor and a microphone of a portable phone; wirelessly transmitting the captured image about the product and the collected sound about the product, the wireless transmitting being via a short range link from the phone to a receiver of a first apparatus; at the first apparatus;
(a) receiving the image and sound transmitted from the phone;
(b) storing the image and sound transmitted from the phone in a first memory card that is inserted in a first slot of the first apparatus;
(c) transmitting to a second apparatus the data stored in the first memory card by using a public communication line and by designating a telephone number of the second apparatus; andat the second apparatus;
(a) receiving the data transmitted to the second apparatus;
(b) automatically storing the received data transmitted from the first apparatus via the public communication line, the data being automatically stored in a second memory card operatively inserted in a second slot of the second apparatus;
the first and second memory cards being such that they can be easily manually inserted into and removed from the first and of the second slots without the use of tools;
(c) separating data received by the second card while the second card is operatively disposed in the second slot into audio data commensurate with the sound about the product and video data commensurate with the image about the product;
the data separating step being performed by a data separator at the second apparatus;
coupling the audio data and the video data separated by the data separator to a speaker and display screen of the second apparatus so the separated audio data are coupled to the speaker and the separated video data are displayed on the display screen;
the display screen being in a housing hung on a wall where the second apparatus is located or on a front face of a desk-top computer where the second apparatus is located. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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