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US 6,674,483 B2Granted
Internet-connected television receiver displays timed messages
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsKasumi Takeda, Ayumi Mizobuchi, Mami Uchida
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Abstract
A television receiving apparatus capable of notifying a user away from home of a message stored in the apparatus includes a memory for storing various data, a clock circuit for counting a current time, a modem for establishing connection with a public switched network, and a control circuit. When the clock circuit reaches a time stored previously in the memory, the control circuit causes a message held in the memory to be transmitted via the modem to an address designated by data stored in the memory.
Claims3
A television receiving apparatus comprising:
- a memory for storing various data;
- a clock circuit for counting a current time;
- a modem for establishing connection with a public switched network;
- and
- a control circuit which, when said clock circuit reaches a time stored in said memory, causes a message held in said memory to be transmitted via said modem to an address designated by data stored in said memory,
- wherein, when said clock circuit reaches the time stored in said memory while a power supply is being turned on, said control circuit displays said message on a display unit;
- wherein, when said clock circuit reaches the time stored in said memory while said power supply is being turned off, said control circuit determines whether said power supply is set to be turned on;
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- wherein, if said control circuit judges that said power supply is set to be turned on, said control circuit turns on said power supply and then displays said message on said display unit.
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