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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1996
Jacques Hara, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Arnold Pittler, Palatine, IL (US);
Arun Chatterjee, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Cruess, Round Rock, TX (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system (100, 200), device (300) and method (400) for facilitating automatic capture of internet access information in a broadcast signal for use by an internet access unit. The system includes: a broadcasting unit having an internet access information unit, IAIU, coupled to receive internet access information, for encoding the internet access information into a broadcast signal to provide an augmented signal and broadcasting said augmented signal; a receiving unit for receiving the augmented signal for a user; a capture unit, coupled to the receiving unit and interfaced with the internet, for automatically storing/utilizing the internet access information in accordance with a predetermined scheme; a display/television screen/audio unit, coupled to the capture unit and, where selected, to the capture unit, for displaying at least one of: information obtained by utilizing the internet access information and information from the broadcast signal.