INFORMATION DEVICE
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1. A device for obtaining, storing and displaying digital video data carried over a wireless network from a first remote information server that is identified by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in the Internet, said device comprising:
- an antenna for transmitting and receiving digital data over the air;
a wireless transceiver coupled to said antenna for bi-directional packet-based digital data communication over the air via said antenna;
a non-volatile memory coupled to said wireless transceiver for storing digital video data received by said wireless transceiver from the wireless network;
a first memory for storing a web-site URL;
a video display component coupled to said non-volatile memory for displaying an image based on the digital video data stored in said non-volatile memory; and
a single enclosure housing said antenna, said wireless transceiver, said non-volatile memory, said first memory and said video display component,wherein;
said device is addressable in the Internet; and
said device is operative for automatically and periodically communicating with the first remote information server at all times when said device is in operation for receiving digital video data from the first remote information server, and for storing and displaying the received digital video data.
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Abstract
A device for obtaining, storing and displaying information from a remote server, the device has a modem for establishing communication sessions with the remote server. A memory coupled to the modem stores the obtained information, and a display is coupled to the memory for displaying the stored information. The device automatically and periodically communicates with the remote server for obtaining the information.
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1. A device for obtaining, storing and displaying digital video data carried over a wireless network from a first remote information server that is identified by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in the Internet, said device comprising:
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an antenna for transmitting and receiving digital data over the air; a wireless transceiver coupled to said antenna for bi-directional packet-based digital data communication over the air via said antenna; a non-volatile memory coupled to said wireless transceiver for storing digital video data received by said wireless transceiver from the wireless network; a first memory for storing a web-site URL; a video display component coupled to said non-volatile memory for displaying an image based on the digital video data stored in said non-volatile memory; and a single enclosure housing said antenna, said wireless transceiver, said non-volatile memory, said first memory and said video display component, wherein;
said device is addressable in the Internet; and
said device is operative for automatically and periodically communicating with the first remote information server at all times when said device is in operation for receiving digital video data from the first remote information server, and for storing and displaying the received digital video data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A television set for receiving and displaying an analog video channel carried over a coaxial cable and digital video data from a wireless network, said television set comprising:
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a first connector for connecting to the coaxial cable; a flat-screen video display component for visually presenting information, said video display component being coupled to said first connector for receiving and displaying an analog video channel received from said coaxial cable; an antenna for transmitting and receiving digital data over the air; a wireless transceiver coupled to said antenna for bi-directional packet-based digital data communication over the air via said antenna; firmware and a processor for executing said firmware, said processor being coupled to control at least said wireless transceiver and said flat-screen video display component; and a single wall-mountable enclosure housing said first and second connectors, said flat-screen video display component, said transceiver and said processor, said single enclosure having dimensions and an appearance of a conventional flat, wall-mountable framed picture, wherein said processor is coupled between said wireless transceiver and said flat-screen video display component for displaying the digital video data received from said wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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