CN1320330A - Autoamtic transmission and printout by home printer via a multiple-user network - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system for automatically retrieving and printing information which includes a printer, a multiple-user communications network, a host server connected to the network for supplying information in digital form via the network in response to an information delivery request, an information database connected to the host server for supplying requested information to the host server, and a receiving unit connected to the network and the printer for receiving then information in digital form supplied by the host server via the network and automatically controlling the printer to printout the received information in human readable form. The receiving unit further has a user controllable unit for initiating an information delivery request to the host server via the network.
Description
The present invention relates to a kind of method and apparatus, be used for obtaining from the information of main frame provider and being used for this information of automatic printout by multiple-user network.
The internet is a global communications network, is the network that had not only comprised common network but also comprised dedicated network.World wide web (www) is a subnet of internet.The World Wide Web (WWW) allows people only just can be transformed into another server from a server by the character that highlights, image or the icon of selecting them to want to understand more information.This is an operation that is called " hyperlink ".In order to use the World Wide Web (WWW), the user need load a special-purpose steering routine that is called web browser on his or her computer, and computer normally is connected with the ISP by a telephone wire.The ISP is connected with one of them network of forming the internet.
Recently, some servers provide so-called " search engine ".The user can visit these search engines by the internet.Search engine allows the user to submit information request to.Search engine is visited a database of prior foundation immediately, satisfies the information search information requested with searching.These provide the server of search engine to use the fresh information that comes from the internet to be close to the database that upgrades them continuously usually.
Recently " on push away (push) " technology has also been developed in the internet.By internet or other multiple-user network, this press allows user-selected data category to be sent in the user's computer with predetermined interval or according to some incidents that taken place.This is relative with " drop-down (pull) " technology model, and in drop-down technology model, the user is by search or ask existing report, video or other data type to seek some information specially.
Browse network is the example of a following draw model, and PointCast (a kind of product of PointCast company) is to push away model on one.PointCast is that unusual popular first that become praised and admired a kind of in the affair on the internet, and provides user-selected news and stock price in the machine that is sent to the user automatically with predetermined interval.Recently, some companies are selling explorer, as the IE4.0 of Microsoft, they combine press so that the user can select various information channel, will and show them on user's screen with the fixing automatic download message in interval by these passages.
It is by personal computer that most of users are connected with the typical case of internet, and personal computer is connected with the ISP by telephone link.But recently, a company that is called WebTV Networks has been walked in the prostatitis in Internet television market.Release a kind of system on the WebTV Networks, wherein the user can watch TV and can be by same television set access the Internet.Owing to be difficult to read text on video screen, so usually wish printout information.And the information that presents on the video screen can not be carried, and can not be shared easily.Although WebTV Networks system allows by WebTV Network retrieving information and printout in user's printer, online printing is consuming time and waste the online time.
Can overcome above-mentioned and other shortcoming through the message transfer system of multiple-user network of prior art by a kind of system that is used for automatically retrieval and type information of the present invention, system of the present invention comprises: a printer; A multi-user communication network; A host server that is connected with this network is used for transmitting request provides digital form through this network information by response message; And the information database apparatus that is connected with host server, be used for providing information requested to host server; And with the receiving element that this network is connected with printer, be used to receive the information of the digital form that provides through this network by host server, and control the received information that printer prints output people can read automatically.This receiving element further has user's controllable device, is used for sending an information by network to host server and transmits request.
In most preferred embodiment, receiving element further comprises a display unit such as television set, is used to show the information that comprises the information channel menu, selects with the user who shows a plurality of information channels; And the user interface controller such as remote control, be used for by being presented at the information channel of the mutual selection of information channel menu on the display unit; And be used for using an information channel of Interface Control device selection and transmitting the device of request through this network to host server transmission information by the response user.
Advantage according to system of the present invention is that the information that the user obtains to fix transmits, and these information directly arrive user's printer automatically.It is fast that information transmits, and that is to say, as long as fresh information is once taking place and can being transmitted.And the information of printout is the information of personal customization, promptly has only the user's interest theme of news.Certainly, information is owing to be printed, so also just be easy to carry about with one and watch to other people.
In conjunction with the accompanying drawings, when considering following detaileds description of specific most preferred embodiment of the present invention, aforementioned and other purpose, characteristics and advantage general of the present invention be easy to understand more.
The block representation of Fig. 1 is according to information retrieval of the present invention and automatic print system; And
Fig. 2 shows the menu that shows on the television set of the system that Fig. 1 describes.
With reference now to Fig. 1,, in one embodiment, is connected with user's television set 12 such as the user side 10 of WebTV Intemet Terminal .Terminal 10 also is connected with the television antenna in broadcast television signal source or cable television system 14 are provided to terminal 10.Printer 16 and the user input device 18 in addition that are connected with terminal 10 are as keyboard, mouse or RemotePoint device.Terminal 10 is connected with ISP main frame 22 by telephone wire 20.Main frame 22 is the parts such as the multiple-user network of WebTV Networks .Main frame 22 sends signal by commercial broadcast transmitter 24, so that broadcast by antenna 26 or commercial wired system.
The information that main frame 22 offers transmitter 24 is high band wide data (1MB/sec.), and it is embedded in traditional TV broadcast singal.In terminal 10 a video modem (not shown) is arranged, it can receive the high-bandwidth signals that embeds in traditional TV broadcasting, and it can extract the data that embed under the situation of not disturbing traditional TV broadcast singal.Then, the data that extract are sent to television receiver 12.
Terminal 10 is actually a special-purpose computer that loads with the form of web browser, it provides on television set 12 and shows 30, to allow the user to send and to receive E-mail, visit chatroom and use group of networks, seek site-local and service, and search for and seek the target on the internet and download full frame, full dynamic video and audio files.Above-mentioned existing system allows user's browsing internet of terminal 10 or directly offers the out of Memory content of ISP main frame 22 by content provider 28, and on printer 16 these information of printout.
But said system does not allow user's selection information and make these information send to user side 10 and printouts automatically from " pushing away " information source.The invention provides this characteristics.In operation, use user's one or more information sources of selection from the menu 30 (Fig. 2) that the screen of TV 12 shows of the terminal 10 of the network browser program adorned, they are upgraded as CNN news, MNBC etc. continuously by its supplier.Now, these are provided by the form that pushes away " channel " more than the company such as PointCast Incorporated, perhaps use the IE4.0 of Microsoft.Order by user input apparatus 18 inputs is selected.The selection that the user makes makes the HTML order that embeds in the html document send to main frame 22 through network 20.
By the order that response receives, main frame 22 offers terminal 10 to the content of request from cooperating content supplier 28 through transmitter 24 and antenna 26 and 14 from the internet or directly immediately, and wherein information requested extracts from television broadcasting signal.Information requested can comprise the HTML print code.The information that print code impels printer 16 automatic printouts to download.Because print code sends by the TV program circuit with solicited message, so transmit so that it can be printed such as the network 20 of the telephone wire outstanding message that do not need to stop.In fact, for instance, the user can be arranged in the information that sends night.
Although illustrated and described the present invention according to most preferred embodiment, various changes and modifications are considered to be within the aim of the present invention and scope of claim defined.
Claims (10)
1. a system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information comprises:
A printer;
A multi-user communication network;
A host server that is connected with this network is used for providing through this network by the response message request of transmitting the information of digital form;
An information database apparatus that is connected with host server is used for information requested is offered host server;
A receiving element that is connected with printer with this network, be used to receive the information of the digital form that provides through this network by host server, and control the reception information that printer prints output people can read automatically, this receiving element further has user's controllable device, is used for through network the information request of transmitting being sent to host server.
2. a kind of system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information according to claim 1 wherein is used for sending information transmission requesting users controllable device through network to host server and further comprises:
A display unit is used to show the information of html format, comprises the information channel menu that the user that represents a plurality of information channels selects;
A user interface control device is used for the information channel of the mutual selection of information channel menu that shows from display unit; And
Be used for using the selected information channel of user interface control device and transmitting the device of request through network to host server transmission information by the response user.
3. a kind of system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information according to claim 1, wherein this multi-user communication network comprises the internet.
4. a kind of system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information according to claim 1, wherein receiving element comprises television set.
5. a kind of system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information according to claim 4, wherein user's controllable device comprises TV remote controller.
6. a kind of system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information according to claim 4 further comprises:
A television broadcasting transmitter that connects host server is used for that the request that transmits sends to receiving element to digital information with the form of the high band wide data that embeds the conventional television broadcast signal according to information; And
Wherein receiving element comprises a video modem device, is used for extracting high band wide data from the traditional broadcast signal that receives.
7. a kind of system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information according to claim 1, wherein host server offers receiving element to updated information automatically by network, this lastest imformation is upgraded corresponding to user's information transmission request and with all period interval, and is printed automatically by printer.
8. a kind of system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information according to claim 7, wherein receiving element comprises television set.
9. a kind of system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information according to claim 8, wherein user's controllable device comprises TV remote controller.
10. a kind of system that is used for retrieval automatically and type information according to claim 8 further comprises:
A television broadcasting transmitter that connects host server is used for that the request that transmits sends to receiving element to digital information with the form of the high band wide data that embeds the conventional television broadcast signal according to information; And
Wherein receiving element comprises a video modem device, is used for extracting high band wide data from the traditional broadcast signal that receives.
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