US6182094B1
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Programming tool for home networks with an HTML page for a plurality of home devices
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-06-24
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Granted: 2001-01-30
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Expires: 2018-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for generating a program guide for a home network having at least one multi-media device connected thereto is provided. According to the method, multi-media material associated with a first home device is identified. An HTML page is generated, based on the identified multi-media material associated with the first home device. The HTML page is stored in an accessible area on the first home device. A second home device, which is browser based, may be connected to the home network to receive the HTML page and to render the HTML page, for display to a user.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard James Humpleman
- 👤 G. Kevin Harms
- 👤 Michael S. Deacon
- 👤 Omi Chandiramani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:16
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/2803; H04L12/2805; H04L12/2807; H04L12/2809; H04L12/281; H04L12/2812; H04L12/2814; H04L12/2816; H04L12/2818; H04L12/282; H04L12/283; H04L12/2832; H04L12/46; H04L12/4604; H04L12/462; H04L12/66; H04L41/00; H04L41/12; H04L41/22; H04L61/00; H04L61/30; H04L61/45; H04L61/4541; H04L61/50; H04L61/5007; H04L61/5014; H04L61/5038; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; H04L67/025; H04L67/12; H04L67/14; H04L67/142; H04L67/2866; H04L67/30; H04L67/303; H04L67/34; H04L67/50; H04L67/51; H04L67/54; H04L67/75; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/4104; H04N21/4108; H04N21/4131; H04N21/422; H04N21/42204; H04N21/43; H04N21/436; H04N21/43615; H04N21/438; H04N21/4381; H04N21/442; H04N21/44231; H04N21/443; H04N21/4438; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/454; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622; H04N21/47; H04N21/475; H04N21/4755; H04N21/478; H04N21/4782; H04N21/482; H04N21/4821; H04N21/485; H04N21/60; H04N21/63; H04N21/643; H04N21/64322; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N7/00; H04N7/10; H04N7/106; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163; G; G08; G08C; G08C2201/00; G08C2201/30; G08C2201/33; H04L2012/2847; H04L2012/2849; H04L2012/285; H04L2101/00; H04L2101/30; H04L2101/365; H04L65/00; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1101; H04L67/125; H04L69/325; H04N5/775; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/965; Y10S715/97
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for generating a program guide for a home network, wherein the program guide identifies multi-media material that is associated with a first home device connected to the home network, the method comprising the steps of: identifying multi-media material associated with the first home device; generating an HTML page based on the identified multi-media material associated with the first home device; storing the HTML page in an accessible area on the first home device; and providing a means for retrieving the HTML page of the first home device without user input.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for generating a program guide for a home network, wherein the program guide identifies multi-media material that is associated with a first home device connected to the home network, the method comprising the steps of: identifying multi-media material associated with the first home device; generating an HTML page based on the identified multi-media material associated with the first home device; storing the HTML page in an accessible area on the first home device; and providing a means for retrieving the HTML page of the first home device without user input.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprises the steps of: connecting a second home device to the home network, wherein the second home device is browser based; receiving the HTML page at the second home device over the home network from the first home device; and rendering the HTML page on the second home device, wherein the second home device comprises a display unit for displaying the HTML page rendered thereby.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: connecting a second home device to the home network, wherein the second home device is browser based; receiving the HTML page at the second home device over the home network from the first home device; generating a custom HTML page based on the HTML page received from the first home device; and displaying the custom HTML page on the second home device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the generating step comprises selecting user requested preferences from the HTML page.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating the HTML page includes the step of generating the HTML page using Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating the HTML page comprises the step of deriving the multi-media material from information contained on a medium associated with said first home device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating the HTML page comprises the step of deriving the multi-media material from information contained on a compact disk (CD).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating the HTML page comprises the step of deriving the multi-media material from information contained on a storage associated with a PC.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating the HTML page comprises the step of deriving the multi-media material from information contained on a DVD.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating the HTML page comprises the step of deriving the multi-media material from information contained on a DVCR.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating the HTML page includes the step of generating the HTML page based on a video movie associated with the home device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of generating the HTML page includes the step of generating the HTML page based on a list of a plurality of information sources available on the network for differing home devices.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the step of generating the HTML page based on a list of a plurality of information sources comprises generating a page providing content description to the user for information available from each of the information sources.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the step of generating a page providing content description comprises generating a page describing said content independently of equipment providing said content.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of generating the HTML page using Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) information includes the step of converting the EPG information into a standard program format.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: retrieving multiple HTML pages from multiple home devices, wherein the multiple home devices are connected to the home network; generating a custom HTML page based on the multiple HTML pages; and displaying the custom HTML page on a browser based home device, wherein the browser based home device is connected to the home network.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the means for retrieving the HTML page of the first home device also allows user input of the location of the HTML page by the user.
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