CN2665819Y

CN2665819Y - Multimedia device capable of access internet

Info

Publication number: CN2665819Y
Application number: CN 03209388
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨书侃
Original assignee: Elitegroup Computer Systems Co Ltd
Current assignee: Elitegroup Computer Systems Co Ltd
Priority date: 2003-09-10
Filing date: 2003-09-10
Publication date: 2004-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 2013-09-10

Abstract

The utility model relates to a multimedia device capable of accessing the Internet, which comprises a receiving unit, a control unit, a display unit and a casing. The utility model is characterized in that the control unit transfers the control right of the multimedia device to a network unit when the Internet is accessed; the network unit at least comprises a network interface device which receives a network signal of the Internet and transmits a requirement signal to the Internet, a processor which is connected with the network interface device and the display unit and transmits the network signal to the display unit after receiving and processing the network signal, and transmits the requirement signal to the network interface device after converting an instruction into the requirement signal, a storage device is connected with the processor and at least stores an application software so as to be provided for the processor and a circuit board which is used for carrying and is electrically connected with the network unit components. The user can directly enter an access instruction in the mode of using a wireless keyboard, a wireless mouse, a remote controller, a control panel on the casing, the voice, etc.

Description

But the multimedia device of a kind of access internet

Technical field

But the utility model relates to the multimedia device of a kind of access internet, and particularly a kind of have TV functions independently and utilize the multimedia device that the network element of this multimedia device inside can the access internet data.

Background technology

Flourish along with interconnected (Internet), online has almost become a kind of "sport for all".Visible everywhere network coffee shop from the street, mobile phone send and receive e-mail (email) that can get online without being tethered to a cable, to very powerful and exceedingly arrogant recently WLAN (Wireless LAN, WLAN), in internet as can be seen to modern's tremendous influence.

Therefore, (Information Appliances, upsurge IA) also have the people to be network application platform (Internet Appliance) with what the IA of information household appliances claimed to rise so-called information household appliances on the market.The IA product pattern is broadly divided into the product of three kinds of patterns of family expenses, desktop and mobile (hand held) at present, at present mainly based on simple type terminating machine (Thin-Client), simple type service (Thin-Server), set-top box (Set-Top Box), intelligent palmtop device (Smart Handheld Device), intelligent mobile phone (Smart Mobile Phone), web screen phone (Internet Screen Phone).

See also Fig. 1, this is the application synoptic diagram of conventional video converter.In the field of video converter, manufacturer's developing direction is by common televisor 1 an external set-top box 2 (being so-called video converter) just can be surfed the Net at present, need not buy a computing machine that price is higher for online, more can utilize Digiplex 3 just can click the website and receive various information, convenient and many easily compared with computer operation, this also is the Another reason that video converter is developed.In addition, set up ecommerce entry network site (EC Portal), provide commodity and service miscellaneous to use, also create the business opportunity of height, especially the niche place of video converter to exclusive member by video converter.

Therefore, " method and apparatus that selected network content in TV links " (patent No. bulletin of Leadtek Science ﹠ Technology Co., Ltd, TW525384), with US business's International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) " a kind of content modification of internet web page of TV level display " (patent No. bulletin, TW420953), all be to produce according to such conception.

Yet such system, no matter be TV signal or network signal, the turnover of all signals all is to pass on via set-top box institute 2, and the service provision commercial city of most of set-top box 2 is CATV (cable television) suppliers, that is to say it is to surf the Net by cable modem (Cable Modem) network system.Such framework can the user can't be selected own desired Internet Service Provider (Internet Service Providers, ISPs), force the people who wants to utilize the TV online, " kidnapping " of essential receiver top box 2 manufacturers, that is rent set-top box 2 and CATV (cable television) simultaneously, the user's that constitutes a serious infringement consumption rights and interests.Secondly, when CableModem transmits the higher data of some confidentialities, can be more dangerous, use frequency range influenced by number of users simultaneously, particularly in the spike period, more can obviously experience the difference of speed.Therefore, need a kind of new framework to solve the problems referred to above.

Summary of the invention

Fundamental purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of multimedia device of addressable internet.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, but the utility model provides the multimedia device of a kind of access internet, comprising:

One receiving element receives a transmission signals;

One control module, the control operation flow process changing this multimedia device in several operator schemes, and connects this receiving element, handle this transmission signals after, export a vision signal;

One display unit connects this control module, receives and shows this vision signal;

One network element connects this control module, in order to access internet, carries out correlation function, and this network element comprises:

One instruction inputting device is in order to the instruction of input to internet access;

One Network Interface Unit with Internet connection, receives a network signal of internet, and transmits one and require signal to the internet;

One processor connects this instruction inputting device, this Network Interface Unit and this control module, receive and handle this network signal after, be sent to this control module; And after can becoming this to require signal this instruction transformation, be sent to this Network Interface Unit;

One storage device connects this processor, stores an application software at least, to supply with this processor; And

One circuit board is in order to carry and to electrically connect this network element assembly; And

One casing is in order to contain this receiving element, this control module, this display unit and this network element.

The utility model has the advantages that and to select the Internet Service Provider voluntarily by the user, thereby overcome the shortcoming that is subject to the Internet Service Provider.

The utility model is elaborated with instantiation below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the application synoptic diagram of conventional video converter;

Fig. 2 is a framework key diagram of the present utility model;

Fig. 3 is a specific embodiment figure of the present utility model.

Description of reference numerals: 1-general television set; The 2-set-top box; The 3-Digiplex; The 5-multimedia device; The 51-receiving element; The 510-transmission signals; The 52-control module; The 520-vision signal; The 53-display unit; The 54-network element; The 541-instruction inputting device; The 542-Network Interface Unit; The 543-processor; The 544-storage device; The 545-circuit board; The 57-casing; The 6-internet.

Embodiment

See also Fig. 2, this is a framework key diagram of the present utility model.The utility model provide a kind of do not need also can the access internet by set-top box 2 multimedia device 5.Multimedia device of the present utility model comprises a receiving element 51, a control module 52, a display unit 53, a network element 54 and a casing 57, and division is as follows:

Receiving element 51 receives an extraneous transmission signals 510.The form of receiving element 51 has a variety of, and pairing transmission signals 510 may be just different.In one embodiment, receiving element 51 can be an antenna, may be received in the transmission signals 510 of the radiowave form of propagating in the air.In another embodiment, receiving element 51 can be a receiver, can receive the transmission signals 510 of CATV (cable television) that CATV (cable television) supplier provides etc.

Control module 52 control operation flow processs changing this multimedia device in a plurality of operator schemes, and connect this receiving element 51, handle this transmission signals after, export a vision signal 520; Control module 52 is a control main body of the present utility model, is responsible for the operation of the whole device of master control, and in one embodiment, control module can be answered user's requirement, multimedia device is switched in the different mode, as television mode and network schemer.In addition, the transmission signals 510 that control module 52 also needs to be received is made necessary signal Processing, to change into the applicable vision signal 520 of multimedia device of the present utility model.

Display unit 53 connects these control modules 52, receives and shows this vision signal 520, and the user obtains information by display unit 53; Usually display unit 53 can be crt screen or lcd screen.

Network element 54 connects this control module 52 and internet 6, in order to access internet 6, carries out correlation function, and this network element 54 also comprises:

Instruction inputting device 541 is in order to an instruction of input reference internet 6; The user can be by diverse ways, and as wired connection or Wireless transmission mode, the instruction that desire is visited is sent to instruction inputting device.

Network Interface Unit 542 is connected with internet 6, receives by the network signal that the internet transmitted, and transmits one and require signal to the internet; In one embodiment, Network Interface Unit can be a network card, is responsible for transmission and reception to internet 6.

Processor 543 connects these instruction inputting devices 541, this Network Interface Unit 542 and this control module 52, receive and handle this network signal after, be sent to this control module 52; And after can becoming this to require signal this instruction transformation, be sent to this Network Interface Unit 542; In one embodiment, after the user selected network schemer, control module 52 can be given to processor 543 with ownership, and processor 543 is made appropriate responsive according to user's instruction, network signal, and, image is presented via display unit 53 via control module 52.In addition, processor 543 also possesses the program implementation ability, to carry out the application software that some users can use, as web browser, E-mail software etc.

Storage device 544 connects this processor 543, stores an application software 544 at least, utilizes for this processor 543; Storage device 544 stores processor and carries out required data, comprises instruction set, application software etc., so storage device can be hard disk (hard dick), or ROM (read-only memory) (Read OnlyMemory, ROM).In one embodiment, storage device 544 also comprise dynamic RAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory, DRAM), to accelerate the speed that processor 543 is handled.Circuit board 545 is in order to carry fixing and to electrically connect this network element 54 assemblies;

And casing 57, above-mentioned multimedia device 5 all components are installed.

See also Fig. 3, this is a specific embodiment of the present utility model: the televisor that can insert the internet.In the present embodiment, the user can directly assign access instruction by chain of command version or even voice on as shown in the figure Wireless Keyboard, wireless mouse, telepilot, the casing, and other wired keyboard, mouse also can achieve the goal certainly.Instruction inputting device is converted to appropriate format after reception will be instructed, treated device 543 is handled, and connects internets 6, access required information by Network Interface Unit 542.Required data presented is delivered to control module 52 by processor 543, by control module 52 control display units 53 data is presented in face of the user again.Required data that storage element 544 has processor 543 when carrying out, storage element 544 also includes the dynamic random memory to accelerate the speed that processor 543 is handled.In addition, the receiving element 51 of addressable internet television can also connect the signal of propagating in the antenna admission of air, or the next cable TV signal of cable TV network.

So, user's family is if any the mode that other online is arranged or selected ISP supplier to provide services on the Internet, as long as network joint is inserted toward televisor one, just can directly surf the Net, can wait for that program begins or browsing page during advertisement, send and receive e-mail, also can be directly download and want that the film televisor of seeing at home watches, need not the whole family and squeeze before a small computer screen and watch from the network film city.The utility model biggest advantage is and does not directly surf the Net via set-top box.The user can possess the right of selecting ISP supplier, also needn't worry to use the sequelae of cable modem, the marketing of more need not worried system operator line TV and internet being paired unsalable goods up with goods that sell well mode.

Be stressed that the spirit of present embodiment just is not built in set-top box in the televisor merely, but a kind of brand-new framework that can access internet multimedia system.As shown in Figure 1, the role class of the set-top box 2 of Fig. 1 is similar to acting server (proxy), and the turnover of all signals of set-top box control televisor in case take out set-top box, will lose all functions.And multimedia system of the present utility model all is to replace with extraneous being connected, and takes out cable TV network, as long as other path that leads to the internet is arranged, the user still can utilize the multimedia system online, also can not be limited by system manufacturer.

Only the above only is preferred embodiment of the present utility model, can not limit scope of the present utility model with this.All equalizations of being done according to the utility model claim change and modify, will not lose main idea of the present utility model place, also do not break away from spirit and scope of the present utility model, all should be considered as further enforcement of the present utility model.

Claims

But 1, the multimedia device of a kind of access internet comprises:

One receiving element receives a transmission signals;

One control module, the control operation flow process changing this multimedia device in several operator schemes, and connects this receiving element, handle this transmission signals after, export a vision signal;

One display unit connects this control module, receives and shows this vision signal;

And

One casing is in order to contain this receiving element, this control module and this display unit;

It is characterized in that: during access internet, this control module is transformed into a network element with the control of multimedia device, and this network element is contained in this casing, and this network element comprises at least:

One Network Interface Unit with Internet connection, receives a network signal of internet, and transmits one and require signal to the internet;

One processor connects this Network Interface Unit and this display unit, receive and handle this network signal after, be sent to this display unit; And after becoming this to require signal one instruction transformation, be sent to this Network Interface Unit;

One storage device connects this processor;

One circuit board is in order to carry and to electrically connect above-mentioned this network element assembly.
2, multimedia device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also includes an instruction inputting device, in order to the instruction of input user to internet access.
3, multimedia device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this instruction inputting device is a telepilot.
4, multimedia device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this instruction inputting device is a keyboard.
5, multimedia device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this instruction inputting device is the chain of command version on this casing.
6, multimedia device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this instruction inputting device is a speech recognition equipment.
7, multimedia device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this display unit is a television indicator.
8, multimedia device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, network element also comprises a browser.
9, multimedia device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, network element also comprises an e-mail box.
10, multimedia device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, storage device comprises a dynamic RAM.
11, multimedia device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, several operator schemes comprise a television mode and a network schemer at least.