摘要:
The description herein describes generating an alert signal for use with digital video recorders. In a described implementation, a method for generating an alert includes receiving a first information from a services provider and generating an alert signal. In the implementation, the first information is associated with a customer and is unrelated to television programming. Also in the implementation, the alert signal is generated on a digital video recorder associated with the customer, the alert being based on the first information.
摘要:
A read device (1) for reading an interface card (10) is disclosed. The card (10) is configured for insertion into the read device (1). The card (10) comprises indicia (14) formed thereon and a memory (19) having data stored therein for communicating with an external device. The read device (1) comprises a substantially transparent touch sensitive membrane (8) arranged to overlay the interface card (10) upon receipt of the card (10) in the read device (1). The read device (1) also comprises a central processing unit for sending a service identifier, and a specific portion of the data to the external device. The specific data is related to a user selected indicia (14), wherein the external device provides a service identified by the service identifier upon receipt of the data.
摘要:
An interface card comprising a substrate with indicia formed thereon. The card is configured for insertion into a read device. The read device has a substantially transparent touch sensitive membrane arranged to overlay the interface card so as to present the indicia to a user of the read device through the membrane. The read device also comprises a memory for storing a service identifier for identifying a service to be received from an external device according to indicia selected by the user and data stored in the memory and associated with the indicia.
摘要:
A service providing apparatus for providing a service to a user of a user interface card (10) is disclosed. The card (10) is configured for insertion into a card read device (1) that has a receptacle (4) to receive the interface card (10). The interface card (10) comprises a substrate (12) with indicia (14) formed thereon. The apparatus also comprises a central processing unit for receiving a service identifier and data stored on the card (10), from the read device (1). The data is related to a user selected indicia (14) wherein the central processing unit is configured to provide a service. The service is identified by the service identifier.
摘要:
A data communication system includes a transmitting device having a unit for storing a plurality of data, a unit for receiving a request to transmit first data from the communication terminal, and for transmitting the first data to the communication terminal in response to the request for transmission; and a communication terminal having a unit for transmitting the request to transmit the first data to the transmitting device, a data receiving unit for receiving the first data, a first storage for storing the first data, a second storage for storing second data different from the first data, a reading unit for reading data storage, a display unit for stored in the first storage or second displaying the data read out by the reading unit, and a control unit for performing control for the reading unit.
摘要:
Coordination of favorites, such as web favorites, among disparate devices is performed via use of a user model for an interactive video casting system. The user model organizes access devices into households, with each access device in a household being logical extensions of each other. Each household can have multiple user objects, with each user object having its own independent configuration of attributes and data (such as web favorites). Other access devices (if any) in the household automatically receive the information of a new or reconfigured user object (such as revised favorites settings) without any further action by the user. When a user adds a new access device to the household, the new access device automatically receives the user object information of user objects, including favorites settings, already existing in the household, without any further action by the user.
摘要:
A system and method for obtaining data regarding customer use of interactive television, comprising one or more application servers including one or more application programs for the input of information by a customer through a graphical user interface; a broadcast center; a communications satellite; one or more individual satellite dishes for receiving one or more application programs from the communications satellite; one or more integrated receiver/decoders (nullIRDsnull) with a modem, said IRDs further comprising callback functionality and flash memory for storing a data log of customer transaction and navigation information, wherein said modem is in electronic communication with one or more communications servers for receiving callbacks from the IRDs; one or more communications servers for receiving the callback in electronic communication with one or more interactive servers; one or more interactive servers in electronic communication with one or more interactive data repositories IDRs for storing data. The interactive server may comprise a parser of the data in the data log and an encapsulator of the information into appropriate protocol for database users, said interactive server being in electronic communication with one or more IDRs. The IDR may be in communication with an interactive business system (nullIBSnull) wherein data in the IDR is correlated with data in the IBS.
摘要:
A television set-top box incorporates a swipe card reader for reading credit cards, debit cards or automated teller cards or the like. A credit card can be activated by swiping the credit card through the set-top box credit card reader to automatically initiate a process of activation of the card with a remote server serving as an activation center or clearing house. Moreover, the card reader can be used to simplify on-line purchases from merchants over the Internet or for interfacing with a credit card authority to manage the user's credit card account.
摘要:
A remote control for controlling consumer electronic devices and/or PC's. The remote control including a progress/status indicator for indicating the status of a download process or the status of an e-wallet.
摘要:
A conditional access system for controlling the access of receivers of end-users to data content transmitted from a data content source in an uplink system. The uplink system comprises a scrambler for scrambling the content supplied from the content source, an entitlement control message generator for generating entitlement control messages containing a control word and an entitlement identification and a transmitter for transmitting the scrambled content and the entitlement control messages. A descrambler, an entitlement control message decoder and means for recording entitlement identifications are associated to the receiver. The entitlement control message decoder supplies a control word to the descrambler for descrambling a part of the received scrambled content for which the receiver is entitled, if a match between the entitlement identification in the entitlement control message and the recorded entitlement identification exists. The content is subdivided into scenes having their own scene identification. The uplink system is provided with a scene identification generator connected to the entitlement control message generator for incorporating the scene identifications in the entitlement control messages. Means are provided for registering the accessed scenes at the receiver.