WO2002091738A1 - Wireless tv internet access - Google Patents

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WO2002091738A1
WO2002091738A1 PCT/DE2002/001575 DE0201575W WO02091738A1 WO 2002091738 A1 WO2002091738 A1 WO 2002091738A1 DE 0201575 W DE0201575 W DE 0201575W WO 02091738 A1 WO02091738 A1 WO 02091738A1
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Rolf Biedermann
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/63—Control signaling related to video distribution between client, server and network components; Network processes for video distribution between server and clients or between remote clients, e.g. transmitting basic layer and enhancement layers over different transmission paths, setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet between remote STB's; Communication protocols; Addressing
    • H04N21/643—Communication protocols
    • H04N21/64322—IP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2854—Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks
    • H04L12/2856—Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/438—Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving MPEG packets from an IP network
    • H04N21/4381—Recovering the multiplex stream from a specific network, e.g. recovering MPEG packets from ATM cells

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  • the stationary telephone network is generally used.
  • Alternative transmission channels for example through the cable television network, have not yet become established on the market. Therefore, in order to use televisions to display Internet content, a connection between the television and the telephone network is necessary.
  • This connection is made by interposing an Internet access box with an internal or external modem, for which a continuous cable connection between the television and telephone connection must be created on the basis of the devices on the market today.
  • This is disadvantageous in that the location of the telephone connection and the location of the television set is often spatially separated in private households. This spatial distance can only be bridged with unsightly, continuous cabling.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing an improved connection of the television set to the telephone network. This object is solved by the features of claim 1. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.
  • the connection between the television set and the telephone network is created by a pair of devices for displaying Internet content with a television set, including a first device connected to the television set, also called an Internet access box, and a second , Device connected to a stationary telecommunications network, also referred to as a base station, the data transmission between the Internet access box and the base station being wireless.
  • the following protocols or standards can preferably be used for data transmission between the Internet access box and the base station: DECT, Bluetooth, IEEE802.il or HomeRF.
  • connection between the Internet access box and the television is preferably made via the SCART socket, the S-VHS connection, the video co-connection or the RF antenna input of the television.
  • the data is entered for Internet-related operating functions on the Internet access box (2). It is also possible to enter the data for Internet-related operating functions on the Internet access box (2) using a wirelessly connected keyboard (4).
  • connection between the base station and the stationary telecommunications network is preferably via a modem integrated in the base station.
  • the base station is preferably designed for one or more of the following network connections: DSL, PSTN, ISDN or ' LAN.
  • a television set 1 is connected to a first device 2, the Internet access box.
  • a second device 3, the base station, is connected to a stationary telecommunications network.
  • the data transfer between the pair of devices takes place wirelessly, for example, according to one of the following protocols or standards: DECT, Bluetooth, IEEE802.il, PHS or HomeRF.

Abstract

According to the invention, a wireless Internet access for displaying Internet contents is made possible by means of a pair of devices including a first device, the 'Internet access box', connected to the television, and a second device, the 'base station', connected to a stationary telecommunication network. Transmission between the Internet access box and the base station is carried out in a wireless mode.

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Schnurloser TV Internet ZugangWireless TV Internet access
Mit steigender Bedeutung des Internets im Privatbereich nimmt die Vielfalt möglicher Zugangswege zum Internet immer mehr zu. Neben den Personal Computer, typischerweise in Officeoder Home-Office-Umgebung in der Nähe eines stationären Telefonanschlusses, treten in zunehmender Zahl weitere Zugangswe- ge. Hierzu gehören einerseits mobile Endgeräte wie beispielsweise Mobiltelefone, aber auch - speziell im Privatbereich - stationäre Internet-Zugangsgeräte, die zur Anzeige von Inhalten ein Fernsehgerät benutzen.With the increasing importance of the Internet in the private sector, the variety of possible access routes to the Internet is increasing. In addition to the personal computer, typically in an office or home office environment near a stationary telephone connection, there are an increasing number of additional access routes. On the one hand, this includes mobile devices such as cell phones, but also - especially in the private sector - stationary Internet access devices that use a television set to display content.
Zur Überwindung der "letzten Meile", das heißt zur Verbindung zwischen Privathaushalt und Internet, wird im allgemeinen das stationäre Telefonnetz eingesetzt. Alternative Übertragungswege, beispielsweise durch das Kabelfernsehnetz, haben sich am Markt noch nicht durchgesetzt. Daher ist, um Fernseher für die Darstellung von Internet-Inhalten zu nutzen, eine Verbindung zwischen Fernsehgerät und Telefonnetz notwendig.To overcome the "last mile", that is, to connect private households and the Internet, the stationary telephone network is generally used. Alternative transmission channels, for example through the cable television network, have not yet become established on the market. Therefore, in order to use televisions to display Internet content, a connection between the television and the telephone network is necessary.
Diese Verbindung erfolgt durch Zwischenschaltung einer Internet-Zugangsbox mit internem oder externem Modem, wofür auf Basis der heute am Markt angebotenen Geräte eine durchgängige Kabelverbindung zwischen Fernsehgerät und Telefonanschluß zu schaffen ist. Dieses ist insofern nachteilig, dass in Privathaushalten der Ort von Telefonanschluß und Aufstellort des Fernsehgeräts häufig räumlich getrennt ist. Diese räumliche Distanz ist nur mit einer unschönen durchgängigen Verkabelung zu überbrücken.This connection is made by interposing an Internet access box with an internal or external modem, for which a continuous cable connection between the television and telephone connection must be created on the basis of the devices on the market today. This is disadvantageous in that the location of the telephone connection and the location of the television set is often spatially separated in private households. This spatial distance can only be bridged with unsightly, continuous cabling.
Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine verbesserte Anbindung des Fernsehgeräts an das Telefonnetz zu schaffen. Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Bevorzugte Ausführungsformen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche.The invention is therefore based on the object of providing an improved connection of the television set to the telephone network. This object is solved by the features of claim 1. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.
Gemäß der Erfindung wird die Verbindung zwischen dem Fernsehgerät und dem Telefonnetz durch ein Geräte-Paar zur Darstellung von Internet-Inhalten mit einem Fernsehgerät geschaffen, beinhaltend ein erstes, mit dem Fernsehgerät verbundenes Gerät, auch als Internet-Zugangsbox bezeichnet, und ein zwei- tes, mit einem stationären Telekommunikationsnetz verbundenes Gerät, auch als Basisstation bezeichnet, wobei die Datenübertragung zwischen der Internet-Zugangsbox und der Basisstation schnurlos erfolgt.According to the invention, the connection between the television set and the telephone network is created by a pair of devices for displaying Internet content with a television set, including a first device connected to the television set, also called an Internet access box, and a second , Device connected to a stationary telecommunications network, also referred to as a base station, the data transmission between the Internet access box and the base station being wireless.
Zur Datenübertragung zwischen der Internet-Zugangsbox und der Basisstation können vorzugsweise folgende Protokolle oder Standards verwendet werden: DECT, Bluetooth, IEEE802.il oder HomeRF.The following protocols or standards can preferably be used for data transmission between the Internet access box and the base station: DECT, Bluetooth, IEEE802.il or HomeRF.
Die Verbindung zwischen Internet-Zugangsbox und Fernseher erfolgt vorzugsweise über die SCART-Buchse, den S-VHS-Anschluß, den Video-Co posit-Anschluß oder den HF-Antenneneingang des Fernsehers .The connection between the Internet access box and the television is preferably made via the SCART socket, the S-VHS connection, the video co-connection or the RF antenna input of the television.
Nach einer weiteren Weiterbildung der Erfindung erfolgt die Dateneingabe für Internet-bezogene Bedienfunktionen an der Internet-Zugangsbox (2) . Es ist auch möglich, die Dateneingabe für Internet-bezogene Bedienfunktionen an der Internet- Zugangsbox (2) mit Hilfe einer schnurlos verbundenen Tastatur (4) vorzunehmen.According to a further development of the invention, the data is entered for Internet-related operating functions on the Internet access box (2). It is also possible to enter the data for Internet-related operating functions on the Internet access box (2) using a wirelessly connected keyboard (4).
Vorzugsweise erfolgt die Verbindung zwischen Basisstation und stationärem Telekommunikationsnetz über ein in die Basisstation integriertes Modem. Ferner ist die Basisstation vorzugsweise auf einen oder mehreren der folgenden Netzanschlüsse ausgelegt: DSL, PSTN, ISDN oder' LAN.The connection between the base station and the stationary telecommunications network is preferably via a modem integrated in the base station. Furthermore, the base station is preferably designed for one or more of the following network connections: DSL, PSTN, ISDN or ' LAN.
Eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der einzigen Figur beschrieben, die schematisch ein Blockschaltbild des erfindungsgemäßen Internet-Zugangs zeigt.A preferred embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to the single figure, which schematically shows a block diagram of the Internet access according to the invention.
Ein Fernsehgerät 1 ist mit einem ersten Gerät 2, der Internet-Zugangsbox, verbunden. Ein zweites Gerät 3, die Basisstation, ist mit einem stationären Telekommunikationsnetz verbunden. Die Datenübertragung zwischen dem Geräte-Paar erfolgt schnurlos beispielsweise nach einem der folgenden Protokolle oder Standards: DECT, Bluetooth, IEEE802.il, PHS oder HomeRF. A television set 1 is connected to a first device 2, the Internet access box. A second device 3, the base station, is connected to a stationary telecommunications network. The data transfer between the pair of devices takes place wirelessly, for example, according to one of the following protocols or standards: DECT, Bluetooth, IEEE802.il, PHS or HomeRF.

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1. Geräte-Paar zur Darstellung von Internet-Inhalten mit einem Fernsehgerät (1) , beinhaltend ein erstes, mit dem Fern- sehgerät verbundenes Gerät (2), das den Zugang zum Internet erwirkt, und ein zweites, mit einem stationären Telekommunikationsnetz verbundenes Gerät (3) , das die Verbindung zum Telefonnetz herstellt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Datenübertragung zwischen dem ersten Gerät (2) und dem zweiten Gerät (3) schnurlos erfolgt.1. A pair of devices for displaying Internet content with a television set (1), comprising a first device (2) connected to the television set, which provides access to the Internet, and a second device connected to a stationary telecommunications network (3), which establishes the connection to the telephone network, characterized in that the data transmission between the first device (2) and the second device (3) takes place wirelessly.
2. Geräte-Paar nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die schnurlose Datenübertragung zwischen dem ersten Gerät (2) und dem zweiten Gerät (3) nach einem der folgenden Standards DECT, Bluetooth, IEEE802.il, PHS oder HomeRF erfolgt.2. Device pair according to claim 1, characterized in that the wireless data transmission between the first device (2) and the second device (3) according to one of the following standards DECT, Bluetooth, IEEE802.il, PHS or HomeRF.
3. Geräte-Paar nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindung zwi- sehen dem ersten Gerät (2) und dem Fernseher (1) über eine3. Pair of devices according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connection between see the first device (2) and the television (1) via a
SCART-Buchse, ein S-VHS-Anschluß, ein Video-Composit-Anschluß oder ein HF-Antenneneingang erfolgt.SCART socket, an S-VHS connection, a video composite connection or an RF antenna input.
4. Geräte-Paar nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Dateneingabe für4. Device pair according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the data entry for
Internet-bezogene Bedienfunktionen an dem ersten Gerät (2) erfolgt.Internet-related operating functions are carried out on the first device (2).
5. Geräte-Paar nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekenn- zeichnet, dass die Dateneingabe für Internet-bezogene Bedienfunktionen an dem ersten Gerät (2) über eine mit diesem schnurlos verbundene Tastatur (4) erfolgt.5. Device pair according to claim 4, characterized in that the data input for Internet-related operating functions on the first device (2) via a wirelessly connected to this keyboard (4).
6. Geräte-Paar nach einem der obigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Gerät (3) auf einen oder mehreren der folgenden Netzanschlüsse ausgelegt ist: DSL, PSTN, ISDN oder LAN. 6. Device pair according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the second device (3) is designed for one or more of the following network connections: DSL, PSTN, ISDN or LAN.
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