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`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2002/0068558 A1
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`(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING
`CONTENT, MANAGEMENT, AND
`INTERACTIVITY FOR CLIENT DEVICES
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`(76) Inventor: Craig M. Janik, Los Altos Hills, CA
`(Us)
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`Correspondence Address:
`Archana B. Vittal
`BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
`LLP
`Seventh Floor
`12400 Wilshire Boulevard
`Los Angeles, CA 90025-1026 (US)
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`(21) Appl.No.:
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`09/924,646
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`(22) Filed:
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`Aug. 7, 2001
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`(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/841,268,
`?led on Apr. 24, 2001. Non-provisional of provisional
`application No. 60/199,638, ?led on Apr. 25, 2000.
`Non-provisional of provisional application No.
`60/268,434, ?led on Feb. 12, 2001. Non-provisional
`of provisional application No. 60/223,872, ?led on
`Aug. 8, 2000.
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`Publication Classi?cation
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`(51) Int. Cl? ..................................................... ..H04Q 7/20
`(52) Us. 01. .......................................... .. 455/422; 455/418
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING
`CONTENT, MANAGEMENT, AND
`INTERACTIVITY FOR CLIENT DEVICES
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`RELATED APPLICATIONS
`
`[0001] This patent application is a Continuation-in-part
`(CIP) of patent application Ser. No. 09/841,268, filed Apr.
`24, 2001, entitled “System for Providing Content, Manage-
`ment, and Interactivity for Thin Client Devices.”
`
`[0002] This application claims the benefit of the filing date
`of the following US. patent applications:
`
`[0003] US. Provisional Patent Application No.
`60/199,638, filed Apr. 25, 2000, entitled “System for
`Presenting Data and Content from the Internet on
`Client Devices”;
`
`[0004] US. patent application Ser. No. 09/841,268,
`filed Apr. 24, 2001, entitled “System for Providing
`Content, Management, and Interactivity for Thin
`Client Devices”;
`
`[0005] US. Provisional Patent Application No.
`60/268,434, filed Feb. 12, 2001, entitled “System for
`Delivering Content to Client Devices”, and
`
`[0006] US. Provisional Patent Application No.
`60/223,872, filed Aug. 8, 2000, entitled “Home PC to
`Electronic Player Device Content Delivery System”.
`
`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
`
`[0007] The present invention relates generally to ubiqui-
`tous computing devices and, more particularly, to a system
`for providing content, management, and interactivity for
`client devices.
`
`BACKGROUND
`
`[0008] The rapid buildup of telecommunications infra-
`structure combined with substantial investment in Internet-
`
`based businesses and technology has brought Internet con-
`nectivity to a large segment of the population. Recent market
`statistics show that a majority of households in the US. own
`at
`least one personal computer (PC), and a significant
`number of these PCs are connected to the Internet. Many
`households include two or more PCs, as well as various PC
`productivity peripherals such as printers, scanners, and the
`like. Decreases in the cost of PC components such as
`microprocessors, hard disk drives, memory, and displays,
`have driven the commoditization of PCs. Although the
`majority of household PCs are connected to the Internet by
`dialup modem connections, broadband connectivity is being
`rapidly adopted, and is decreasing in price as a variety of
`technologies are introduced and compete in the marketplace.
`A large majority of households in the US. and Europe are
`viable for at least one or more type of broadband connection,
`such as cable, DSL, optical networks, fixed wireless, or
`two-way satellite transmission.
`
`[0009] A market for home networking technology has
`emerged, driven by the need to share an Internet connection
`between two or more PCs, and to connect all the PCs to
`productivity peripherals. There has been innovation in local
`area network (LAN) technology based on end-user desire for
`simplicity and ease of installation. Installing Ethernet cable
`is impractical for a majority of end-users, therefore a number
`
`of no-new-wires technologies have been introduced. The
`Home Phoneline Networking Association (HPNA) promotes
`networking products that turn existing phone wiring in the
`home into an Ethernet physical layer. Adapters are required
`that allow each device to plug into any RJ-11 phone jack in
`the home. The adapter modifies the signal from devices so
`that it can be carried by the home phone lines. Existing
`HPNA products provide data-rates equivalent to 10base-T
`Ethernet, approximately 10 Mbps. Networking technology
`that uses the AC power wiring in the home to carry data
`signals has also appeared. Similar to HPNA devices, adapt-
`ers are required to convert data signals from devices into
`voltage fluctuations carried on to and off of the AC wires,
`allowing any AC outlet
`to become a network interface.
`Although both HPNA and power line networking products
`are convenient to use because they require no new wires, the
`advantage of AC power line products over HPNA is that AC
`power outlets are more ubiquitous than RJ-11 phone jacks.
`
`[0010] Wireless radio-frequency (RF) LAN technology
`has also been introduced into the home networking market.
`Theoretically, wireless technology is the most convenient
`for the end user to install. There are currently two prevalent
`standards for wireless networking, Institute of Electrical and
`Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11b and HomeRF. Both of
`these systems utilize the unlicensed 2.4 Ghz ISM band as the
`carrier frequency for the transmission of data. Both of these
`technologies have effective ranges of approximately 150 feet
`in a typical household setting. IEEE 802.11b is a direct
`sequence spread spectrum technology. HomeRF is a fre-
`quency-hopping spread spectrum technology. Adapters that
`are RF transceivers are required for each device to commu-
`nicate on the network. In addition to utilizing Transmission
`Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
`(TCP/IP) protocols,
`IEEE 802.11b and HomeRF include additional encryption
`and security protocol layers so that the user’s devices have
`controlled access to data being sent through the LAN.
`
`[0011] Due to market competition and the effect of
`Moore’s Law, home networking technology is greatly
`increasing in performance and availability, while decreasing
`in price. For example, the current data-rate roadmap shows
`HomeRF increasing from 10 Mbps to 20 Mbps, utilizing the
`5 Ghz band. The IEEE 802.11 technology roadmap shows
`the introduction of 802.11a at 54 Mbps, also utilizing the 5
`Ghz band. It is important to note that LAN data-rates are
`increasing much faster than wide-area data-rates, such as the
`data-rates provided by “last mile” technologies including
`DSL, DOCSIS. Wireless wide area data-rates are also
`improving slowly. Current digital cellular technology pro-
`vides less than 64 Kbps data-rates, with most systems
`providing throughput in the 20 Kbps range.
`
`[0012] While networked PCs with Internet connectivity
`provide greater convenience for productivity applications,
`there are other trends that are influencing end user’s content
`experiencing habits. For example, Personal Video Recorders
`(hereafter PVRs are increasing in popularity. These devices
`are an improvement on VCR “time-shifting” functionality,
`allowing users to record, pause, and start live broadcast
`media, almost in real time. These devices digitize terrestri-
`ally broadcast television content and store the files on a hard
`disk drive, providing much faster random access,
`fast-
`forwarding, and rewinding. A graphical user interface is
`provided that allows users to make content preference
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`selections. APVR supports the trend toward user controlled
`“anytime” access to digital content.
`
`[0013] The MP3 digital audio format is an audio encoding
`technology that allows consumers to further compress digi-
`tal audio files such as those found on Compact Disks, to
`much smaller sizes with very little decrease in sound quality.
`The MP3 format is the audio layer of MPEG-2 digital audio
`and video compression and transmission standard. For
`example, the MP3 format allows for compression of audio
`content
`to approximately 1 million bytes per minute of
`audio, at near Compact Disk quality. This capability, com-
`bined with a decrease in the cost of flash memory, a type of
`non-volatile silicon-based mass memory, has made it pos-
`sible to develop affordable, portable digital audio playback
`devices. These are devices that are significantly smaller than
`portable CD players because they contain no moving parts,
`only flash memory and a microprocessor for decoding MP3
`compressed audio content.
`
`[0014] PC-based MP3 software players have been created
`that provide a convenient graphical user interface and soft-
`ware decoding of MP3 files. Some technology allows users
`to play MP3 files on their PC, using an existing sound card
`with external speakers. However, to listen to MP3s the user
`must interface with the PC, using a mouse and keyboard, and
`must be nearby the PC sound output equipment.
`
`[0015] The smaller size of MP3 encoded audio files has
`also enabled these files to be shared by users across the
`Internet, since the transfer of these files takes an acceptable
`amount of time. Internet-based digital music access and
`distribution service businesses have appeared that provide
`various means for users to gain access to digital audio files.
`
`In addition to music, many other types of audio
`[0016]
`content are now available in digital format, such as spoken-
`word content, news, commentary, and educational content.
`Digital files containing audio recordings of books being read
`aloud are available for download directly from their website.
`
`[0017] Graphic content such as video and still images are
`also increasingly available. Digital still and video cameras
`allow the capture and rapid transfer of images. Products
`exist that allows users to share digital images across the
`Internet. One example is a frame housing similar to a
`conventional picture frame, but with a large LCD in place of
`a photograph. The device includes
`a microprocessor,
`memory, and modem. The device must be plugged into a
`phone line, and it functions by automatically dialing-up to a
`server where new digital images are stored. Based on user
`instructions made through a setup function on a website, a
`group of photos are sent to, and stored on, and displayed by
`the device. These picture frames may be costly due to the
`fact that they includes a large LCD, and also because they
`must include enough memory to store the digital images.
`This type of picture frame is an example of digital content
`delivered beyond the PC.
`
`Internet access is also available through the use of
`[0018]
`wireless phones with Internet browsing capability and Per-
`sonal Digital Assistants (PDAs) with wide-area wireless
`connections. One such device uses the paging network,
`which provides among the lowest bandwidth connection
`available at approximately 2.4 Kbps. Another such device
`uses the cellular wireless infrastructure which provides a
`maximum of 19.2 Kbps. Many wireless cellular phones now
`
`provide “wireless web” limited browsing capability. The
`slow data-rates provided by these products, as well as
`limited display area and awkward methods of user interac-
`tion, have resulted in slow adoption rates, and signals that
`users increasingly demand rich media experiences that can
`only be supported by broadband data-rates. Additionally, use
`of these products supports the trend of access to Internet
`content beyond the PC.
`
`[0019] Other technology providers provides software that
`channels content from the Internet to a handheld device
`
`through a PC with an Internet connection. The handheld
`must be docked in its cradle for the transfer to take place.
`The personal computer is used mainly as a communication
`link, as none of the content is stored on the computer, it
`passes through the PC and is stored on the handheld device.
`The user removes the handheld device from the cradle and
`then accesses the information from the last download on the
`
`handheld device. Many systems do not provide for rich
`media experiences as that example of a handheld device.
`Other devices are limited in processing power, and handheld
`devices do not leverage the processing power of the personal
`computer. However, handheld devices do further support the
`trend of access to Internet content beyond the PC.
`
`[0020] Cable, as well as satellite TV services are efficient
`in providing video content
`to a wide variety of users.
`However, most existing cable and satellite systems provide
`video delivery services on a broadcast model, that is, cus-
`tomers must choose from a set number of audio/video
`programs that are simultaneously broadcast, with the sched-
`ule determined by the broadcast networks. With the over-
`laying of data services over existing cable lines, there is the
`opportunity to provide a video-on-demand service whereby
`customers could order video programming of their choice at
`any time. However, a simple calculation will show that pure
`video-on-demand cannot be supported by the bandwidth
`available on the existing networks, due to the high data-rates
`required to transport high-quality video and audio in real-
`time.
`
`[0021] The convergence of the digitization of content,
`combined with the proliferation and decreasing cost of
`networking and data processing components, is providing
`the opportunity to deliver rich content via the Internet, to a
`variety of inexpensive devices beyond the personal com-
`puter.
`
`[0022] What is needed is a system that provides an eco-
`nomically optimal architecture and management system for
`allowing users to set up preferences for content of varying
`types,
`including rich content, and other services,
`to be
`automatically delivered to inexpensive client devices.
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`
`[0023] A system and a method for providing content,
`management
`and interactivity for
`client devices
`are
`described. Digital data based on user specified preferences is
`automatically obtained and transferred from a wide area
`network to a computer. The digital data is then automatically
`sent from the computer to a client device using a wireless
`data transceiver. In one embodiment, the client device is a
`television.
`
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`invention will be understood more
`[0024] The present
`fully from the detailed description given below and from the
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`accompanying drawings of various embodiments of the
`invention, which, however, should not be taken to limit the
`invention to the specific embodiments, but are for explana-
`tion and understanding only:
`
`[0025] FIG. 1. illustrates a block diagram of one embodi-
`ment of a system at the highest level;
`
`[0026] FIG. 2. illustrates a block diagram of one embodi-
`ment of a system control application;
`
`[0027] FIG. 3. illustrates one embodiment of an example
`console GUI on the PC desktop;
`
`[0028] FIG. 4. illustrates one embodiment of a web-based
`content guide GUI window and an audio device content
`editor GUI on a PC display desktop window;
`
`[0029] FIG. 5. illustrates one embodiment of a web-based
`content guide GUI window and an audio device content
`editor GUI after a content object has been dragged and
`placed;
`
`[0030] FIG. 6. illustrates one embodiment of a web-based
`content guide GUI window and an audio device content
`editor GUI with a dialog box launched;
`
`[0031] FIG. 7. illustrates one embodiment of a web-based
`content guide GUI window and an audio device content
`editor GUI with a “new playlist” text box open;
`
`[0032] FIG. 8. illustrates one embodiment of a web-based
`content guide GUI window and an Internet clock content
`editor GUI;
`
`[0033] FIG. 9. illustrates one embodiment of a web-based
`content guide GUI window and an Internet clock content
`GUI after a content module has been dragged and placed;
`
`illustrates one embodiment of a web-
`[0034] FIG. 10.
`based content guide GUI window and an Internet clock
`content GUI after a content module has been expanded from
`“Monday” to “Friday”;
`
`illustrates one embodiment of a web-
`[0035] FIG. 11.
`based content guide GUI window and an Internet clock
`content GUI and a softkey assignment pop-up menu;
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`illustrates an isometric view of one
`[0036] FIG. 12.
`embodiment of a audio playback device;
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`illustrates an isometric view of one
`[0037] FIG. 13.
`embodiment of an Internet clock;
`
`[0038] FIG. 14. illustrates one embodiment of a tag aggre-
`gation web page;
`
`[0039] FIG. 15. illustrates one embodiment of a PC desk-
`top with a console and an audio device controller;
`
`[0040] FIG. 16. illustrates one embodiment of a PC desk-
`top with a console and an Internet clock controller;
`
`[0041] FIG. 17. illustrates a functional block diagram of
`one embodiment of a storage gateway;
`
`[0042] FIG. 18. illustrates one embodiment of a digital
`image editor GUI;
`
`[0043] FIG. 19. illustrates a block diagram of one embodi-
`ment of an audio playback device/stereo system;
`
`[0044] FIG. 20. illustrates an alternative embodiment of
`the audio playback device with a remote control removed;
`
`[0045] FIG. 21. illustrates a block diagram of one embodi-
`ment of a tag response sequence;
`
`[0046] FIG. 22. illustrates one embodiment of a PC desk-
`top with a content preference selection web page;
`
`[0047] FIG. 23. illustrates a system block diagram of one
`embodiment of a storage gateway peripheral;
`
`[0048] FIG. 24. illustrates one embodiment of a a home
`PC storage server setup flowchart;
`
`[0049] FIG. 25. illustrates a flowchart of one embodiment
`of a process of