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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45 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)
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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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36. A data retrieval method in a mobile device connected to both a digital equipment and a micro-processor based device, comprising:
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receiving at least one additional data bounded to a digital content from a digital equipment; processing the at least one of additional data bounded to the digital content, wherein the additional data comprised at least one of an electronic coupon or URL (Uniform Resource Locator); storing the at least one of the electronic coupon or URL included in the additional data bounded to the digital content into a memory; and transferring the electronic coupon or URL stored in the memory to a micro-processor based device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A mobile device connected to both a digital equipment and a micro-processor based device, the mobile device comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive at least one additional data bounded to a digital content from a digital equipment; a processor configured to process the at least one of additional data bounded to the digital content, wherein the additional data comprised at least one of an electronic coupon or URL (Uniform Resource Locator); a memory configured to store the at least one of the electronic coupon or URL included in the additional data bounded to the digital content; and a data port configured to transfer the electronic coupon or URL stored in the memory to a micro-processor based device. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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