Telescreen operating method

• US 20060038794A1
• Filed: 07/19/2005
• Published: 02/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jonathan Shneidman
• Original Assignee: Jonathan Shneidman
• Inventors: Shneidman, Jonathan
• Granted Patent: US 7,450,112 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/166 related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communications system for distributing information to and from local and regional distribution centers as well as individual dial-up servers. The communications system contains an interactive, configurable interface. The first aspect of the invention employs a method and device for communicating information between computers, where a first computer unit, comprising a touch sensitive screen for displaying images, a processing unit and a communications port, connects to a telephone line. The second computer unit pushes data and images to be displayed on the first computer unit'"'"'s touch sensitive screen with identifying codes associated with a definition of active areas. When an active area is selected, the first computer unit returns the code associated with the active area. In this way pushed data and interactive communications between the points are achieved. The first computer is a specially designed device that facilitates the multifaceted communication between the two computers and presents a highly functional interface using a number of input and output devices.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A communications device for receiving and transmitting data comprising:

a touch sensitive screen for inputting information and displaying video and graphical information including pushed video;

a communication processor for transmitting and receiving digital data;

a memory storage device; and

a handset that functions as a remote control for the communications device and comprises a touch sensitive screen.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein the touch sensitive screen of the handset map directly to a portion of the touch sensitive screen of the communications device.

13. The device of claim 11 wherein multiple touches on the touch sensitive screen are able to be interpreted by the communications device.

14. The device of claim 12 wherein the touch sensitive screen on the handset has two levels of sensitivity wherein:

a light tough will be mapped to the touch sensitive screen of the communications device and be interpreted as a roll-over of the area touched; and

a more firm touch will be mapped to the touch sensitive screen of the communications device and be interpreted as a selection of the area touched.

15. The device of claim 11 further comprising a radio frequency identification unit.

16. The device of claim 11 further comprising a card reader unit.

17. The device of claim 11 wherein the touch sensitive screen is configurable in response to received digital data.

18. The device of claim 11 wherein the communications unit communicates by any one or combination of:

telephonic communications,

cellular communications,

satellite communications, or

digital communications.

19. The device of claim 11 wherein the handset unit further comprises a card reader.

20. The device of claim 11 wherein the handset unit functions as a cellular telephone.