Remote control having a print button function

• US 20050132416A1
• Filed: 02/04/2005
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta LLC (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta LLC (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wasilewski, Louise Mary
• Application Number:
  US11/051,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20050132416A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/133
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00291 with receiver circuitry television receiver circuitry per se H04N5/44
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00294 for printing images at a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23611 Insertion of stuffing data into a multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bitrate synchronisation arrangements in time-division multiplex systems using bit stuffing for systems with different or fluctuating information rates H04J3/073
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4117 for generating hard copies of the content, e.g. printer, electronic paper interfaces to printers G06F3/12; printing data G06K15/02
• 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 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream

Abstract

Included is a radio for delivering and receiving information, the radio configured for receiving and delivering information. The radio may include a radio receiver for receiving audio signals and embedded data that is associated with the audio signals, the radio receiver further configured for receiving commands from a user. The radio may also include a printer interface configured to communicate a information associated with the embedded data to a printer. Upon reception of a command from the user, the information associated with the embedded data may be provided to a printer for printing.

Claims

1. A radio for receiving and delivering information, comprising:

a radio receiver for receiving audio signals and embedded data that is associated with the audio signals, the radio receiver further configured for receiving commands from a user; and

a printer interface configured to communicate information associated with the embedded data to a printer,

wherein upon reception of a command from the user, the information associated with the embedded data is provided to a printer for printing.

2. The radio of claim 1, further comprising a remote control unit, the remote control unit comprising a transmitter for providing the user commands to the radio.

3. The radio of claim 2, wherein the remote control unit is an infrared remote control having a print button function.

4. The radio of claim 1, wherein the printer interface comprises a printer port for providing the embedded data to an external printer upon command.

5. The radio of claim 1, further comprising a printer configured for receiving and printing the information associated with the embedded data.

6. The radio of claim 1, wherein the embedded data is associated with a coupon.

7. The radio of claim 1, wherein the embedded data is associated with a play list comprising a list of music titles and authors.

9. The radio of claim 1, further configured for alerting the user of the presence of embedded data that is associated with information for printing.

8. The radio of claim 8, wherein the play list comprises future songs configured to be played over a defined period of time.

10. The radio of claim 10, wherein alerting includes providing an audio signal detectable by a user.

11. A method for receiving data signals and delivering audio signals via a radio, the method comprising:

receiving a data signal comprising an audio portion and an embedded portion;

converting the audio portion of the data signal into an audio signal detectable by a user;

providing an indication of the presence of embedded data, the indication being detectable by the user;

receiving a print command from the user; and

printing at least a portion of the embedded data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein printing at least a portion of the embedded data comprises sending at least a portion of the embedded data to an external printer.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving a print command from a user comprises receiving a signal from a remote control unit.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the remote control unit is an infrared remote control having a print button function.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the remote control unit is a wireless infrared keyboard having a print button function.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the embedded data is associated with a coupon.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the embedded data is associated with a play list comprising music titles and authors.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the indication comprises an audio signal detectable by the user.

18. The method of claim 18, wherein the play list comprises future songs configured to be played over a defined period of time.