Global Patent Index - EP 0877980 A4

EP 0877980 A4 20000329 - A SET-TOP BOX WITH AN INTERNET BIOS FOR INTERNET ACCESS

Title (en)

A SET-TOP BOX WITH AN INTERNET BIOS FOR INTERNET ACCESS

Title (de)

SET-TOP-BOX MIT EINEM INTERNET-BIOS FÜR INTERNET-ZUGRIFF

Title (fr)

DECODEUR INTEGRE A UN RECEPTEUR DE TELEVISION ET POURVU D'UN SYSTEME BIOS INTERNET PERMETTANT L'ACCES AU RESEAU INTERNET

Publication

EP 0877980 A4 20000329 (EN)

Application

EP 97904131 A 19970131

Priority

  • US 9701554 W 19970131
  • US 59463896 A 19960202

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9728499A1] A set-top box for receiving and decoding data streams to provide video display on a display monitor (20, 22) has a unique Internet BIOS (IBIOS) adapted for providing a user interface on a connected display monitor (20, 22), providing facility for a user to access and display Web pages from the Internet World Wide Web. The IBIOS is installed in a non-volatile memory (47), and comprises a basic input output (BIOS) code set, an operating system, a Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) code set, an embedded Web Browser application, and a top managing application. The set-top box is computer based, and has, in various embodiments, various capability for receiving and decoding incoming data streams and providing display from the data streams on a connected display monitor (20, 22), which may be a television set (20) or other monitor (22).

IPC 1-7

G06F 9/00; H04N 5/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 5/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 9/4401 (2013.01); G06F 9/44573 (2013.01); H04L 69/161 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4181 (2013.01); H04N 21/42228 (2013.01); H04N 21/426 (2013.01); H04N 21/42646 (2013.01); H04N 21/42676 (2013.01); H04N 21/443 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/64322 (2013.01); H04L 69/16 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [E] EP 0760568 A1 19970305 - INT COMPUTERS LTD [GB]
  • [A] EP 0670652 A1 19950906 - FIRSTPERSON INC [US]
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  • See references of WO 9728499A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9728499 A1 19970807; CN 1232562 A 19991020; EP 0877980 A1 19981118; EP 0877980 A4 20000329; JP 2000504134 A 20000404

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9701554 W 19970131; CN 97192022 A 19970131; EP 97904131 A 19970131; JP 52783797 A 19970131