Classifications

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  • H04L67/04—Protocols specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
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  • H04L67/50—Network services
  • H04L67/51—Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device for retransmitting information of the type comprising means for exchanging information with a remote server through a telecommunications network, as well as a system comprising such a device for retransmitting information and a corresponding rendering device.
• Such modems are adapted to receive and store information transmitted by a remote server allowing the transmission of information, such as an Internet server or a fax machine.
• a user can subsequently retrieve this information by interrogating the modem with a suitable rendering device such as a computer connected to it.
• this kind of device fulfills a plurality of functions and requires its own power supply as well as a man / machine interface, thereby increasing their size and cost.
• the corresponding rendering apparatuses are for example formed from complex and expensive computer devices.
• the object of the invention is therefore to propose a user-friendly and low-cost device and system for retransmitting information.
• the subject of the invention is a device for retransmitting information of the type comprising means for exchanging information with a remote server through a telecommunications network, characterized in that it also comprises automatic means for detecting the presence of a restitution device near the device and automatic means retransmission of information received from said remote server, from said device and to the playback device detected nearby.
• said means for exchanging information are adapted to interrogate said remote server through said telecommunications network upon detection of a nearby rendering device in order to receive said server of information and retransmit it directly to said detected reproduction device;
• the device comprises means for storing information in order to store information received from said remote server and to retransmit it later to a playback device detected nearby;
• the device includes means for configuring its operation allowing a user and / or the remote server to configure the retransmission of the information received as a function of the identity of the detected reproduction device;
• the device further comprises means for selecting and / or converting the information received in order to allow the retransmission of all or part of said information in a format suitable for rendering on the detected rendering device;
• the device is also connected to at least one standard telephony device and it includes means for identifying the recipient of an incoming call and means for switching calls in order to allow switching of incoming calls between said at least one device standard telephony and said information exchange means;
• the device is powered by its connection to the telecommunications network
• the device is suitable for exchanging information with said rendering device via wireless radio waves; the device exchanges information with said rendering device according to the so-called "BLUETOOTH" protocol and said automatic means for detecting the presence of a nearby rendering device and said automatic information retransmission means are formed by a BLUETOOTH communication module;
• the device is integrated into a pull-out socket.
• the invention also relates to a type of information retransmission system comprising a device for retransmitting information received from a remote server through a telecommunications network in order to retransmit it to a restitution device comprising means for reception of information from said information retransmission device and means for restoring this information, characterized in that said information retransmission device is a device as described above.
• said rendering device is a rendering device selected from the group consisting of the following devices: - a mobile telephone;
• the system shown comprises a device 2 for retransmitting information according to the invention, connected to a remote server 4 through a telecommunications network 6.
• the remote server 4 is a minitel or teletel type server and the communication network 6 is the public switched PSTN network.
• the device 2 is also connected to a rendering device 8 by means of wireless radio waves when such a rendering device 8 is nearby.
• the rendering device 8 is, for example, a mobile telephone 8a, a personal electronic assistant 8b commonly known as a "PDA", a watch 8c, a television set 8d, or even a laptop 8e or any other suitable device.
• a mobile telephone 8a a personal electronic assistant 8b commonly known as a "PDA”
• a watch 8c a television set 8d
• a laptop 8e or any other suitable device.
• the restitution device 8 comprises means for receiving information by wireless radio waves and means for restoring the information received such as for example, a display screen or a loudspeaker.
• the information retransmission device 2 and the restitution device 8 communicate using the information transmission protocol by radio waves "BLUETOOTH".
• the device 2 is also connected to standard telephony equipment 10 such as a telephone 10a and a fax machine 10b.
• the device 2 of the invention comprises means 21 for exchanging information on the telecommunications network 6, formed for example of a modem produced in a conventional manner and suitable for data exchanges according to protocols such as the V23 protocols and V34 or V90.
• the device 2 also includes means 22 for storing information.
• the device 2 for retransmitting information further comprises a BLUETOOTH communication module 23 comprising for example, a BLUETOOTH transmitter / receiver, a microcontroller and a flash memory.
• the module 23 allows the automatic detection of the presence of a rendering device in the vicinity, that is to say at a distance of the order of a few meters, as well as the exchange of information with such a rendering device.
• the device 2 for retransmitting information also comprises means 25 for configuring its operation and means 26 for selecting and / or converting information between a plurality of formats.
• a user and / or the remote server 4 can thus configure the operation of the information retransmission device 2 and in particular specify a list of restitution devices 8 authorized to receive information as well as the format in which the information must be retransmitted in depending on the identity of each playback device and any other information relating to the operation of the device.
• this configuration is carried out using the portable computer 8e through an exchange of information according to the BLUETOOTH protocol with the device 2 for retransmission of information.
• the device 2 for retransmission of information being connected to standard telephony equipment 10 it includes means 27 for identifying the equipment called and means 28 for switching calls in order to be able to identify the recipient of a incoming call and switching incoming calls between the standard telephony devices 10a and 10b and the information exchange means 21.
• the power supply necessary for the operation of the information retransmission device 2 is provided only by the PSTN network 6 thanks to the difference in potential of 48V existing between the wires forming the twisted pairs of the PSTN network.
• the device 2 for retransmission of information is integrated into a telephone socket connected directly to the PSTN network 6.
• this telephone socket is a pull-out socket comprising a male connector and a female connector so as to be connected to the PSTN network 6 and also to standard telephony devices 10a and 10b.
• this device 2 can take other forms and have its own power supply.
• the device 2 may include a rechargeable battery providing additional power necessary for its operation and recharged by supplying the PSTN 6 network.
• the device 2 receives calls from the PSTN network 6.
• incoming calls are received by the identification means 27 and are then switched by the switching means 28.
• the incoming call is switched to the standard telephony devices 10a and 10b and corresponds to a telephone call or a fax call.
• the switching means 28 switch this call to the information exchange means 21.
• the identification means 27 are adapted to manage a “double call” type service and interrupt a transmission of information when an incoming call is received intended for standard fax devices 10a or 10b.
• the BLUETOOTH communication module 23 permanently scans for the presence near a restitution device 8, for example, by means of periodic sending of interrogation messages by waves. radio with a range of a few meters.
• a restitution device 8 passes close to the information retransmission device 2, it responds to these interrogation messages so that its presence is automatically detected by the BLUETOOTH communication module 23 and that it is identified .
• the selection and / or conversion means 26 select all or part of the information stored in the storage means 22 and convert them into a format suitable for restitution by the detected restitution device, according to the saved setting information. thanks to the means 25 for parameterizing the operation of the device 2.
• the information thus selected and converted is retransmitted automatically by the device 2 to the restitution device 8 in a suitable format so as to then be restored.
• a restitution device 8 is detected nearby by the device 2 when the information is received, it is directly retransmitted.
• a user subscribes to the server 4 in order to be notified of weather forecasts so that daily weather forecast information is transmitted by the server 4 to the device 2 for retransmission of information and stored in the storage means 22.
• this information contains a variety of information, each in a format specific to a given rendering device.
• a user passes near the retransmission device 2 with the watch 8c adapted for receiving BLUETOOTH information and viewing pictograms.
• This watch 8c is automatically detected when it arrives near the device 2 for retransmitting information.
• the format selection and / or format conversion means 26 select from the stored information, the information adapted to the watch 8c detected near the retransmission device 2 and the module 23 automatically retransmits this weather forecast information in the form of instructions. display pictograms so as to display on the screen of the watch 8c a pictogram representative of these weather forecasts.
• this pictogram is an anthropomorphic pictogram whose clothes and / or equipment indicate the nature of weather forecasts.
• a large amount of information is transmitted by the server 4 to the device 2 in the form of information intended to be displayed on the television set 8d.
• the television set is equipped with a BLUETOOTH receiver associated with a generator of video signals which are, for example, integrated in a SCART socket.
• the transmission of information is done at night so as not to hinder the user by monopolizing the link with the network 6.
• All of the information is memorized by the storage means 22 and when the television set 8d is switched on, it is automatically detected and the information is automatically retransmitted to it so as to be available in response to a restitution command by means of '' a video display or an overlay on an existing image.
• the device does not include means for converting formats and when exchanging information with the remote server, the device indicates the nature of the various possible reproduction devices and receives information from the remote server already. converted. Furthermore, the device can, upon detection of a nearby playback device, connect to the telecommunications network so as to interrogate the remote server and receive the information in response in order to retransmit it directly.
• the device described can be used with other information transfer networks such as the Internet.
• the device can also fulfill the function of wireless modem.
• the information retransmission device of the invention is compact and inexpensive and allows information to be retransmitted automatically as soon as a nearby playback device is detected.

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