公开(公告)号：EP1043887A1

公开(公告)日：2000-10-11

申请号：EP99201002.5

申请日：1999-03-30

申请人： World Callnet, Inc.

发明人： Logue, William Stephen ,  Goodyer, Keith ,  Southgate, Christian ,  Marshall, Ienan James Mackereth ,  Maw, Wayne

IPC分类号： H04N5/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： H04L69/163 ,  H04L12/2898 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/161 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/4788

摘要： There is disclosed a business process and method for providing "free" Internet service to clients to access email, join in chat groups and have current access to news and information, all through a television set. The inventive process provides a business model that provides a revenue stream for the Internet Service Provider (ISP) through the generation of local calling traffic and provides revenue in those jurisdictions where local calling is metered. There is further disclosed a network for connecting television sets to the Internet, particularly text-based email features, via a telephone hook up. A larger memory version can further provide graphical images. The present invention eliminates the need for personal computers (PCs) or similarly-functioning electronic hardware in order to provide Internet access and relates to a client-based television circuitry and software in combination with server software in order to implement such access.

摘要翻译： 有游离缺失盘业务流程和方法，提供“免费”的互联网服务，为客户访问电子邮件，聊天群加入，有目前获得新闻和信息，都通过一台电视机。 本发明的方法提供了一种商业模式确实提供了互联网服务提供商（ISP）通过本地电话业务和收入产生收入流提供，其中本地电话计量的司法管辖区。 有Furtherwirt游离缺失盘一个网络电视机连接到互联网，特别是基于文本的电子邮件功能，通过电话勾起来，较大的内存版本可以提供进一步的图形图像。 本发明不需要为个人计算机（PC）或类似的运作电子硬件的需求，以提供互联网接入，并涉及与服务器软件组合的基于客户端的电视电路和软件，以实现寻求访问。