structure and method for displaying commercials and sending

United States Patent [19] Redford et al.

US005957695A

5,957,695 Sep. 28, 1999

[11] Patent Number:

[45] Date of Patent:

[54]

[56]

STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING COMMERCIALS AND SENDING PURCHASE ORDERS BY COMPUTER

Inventors: Peter M. Redford, Los Gatos; Donald S. Stern, San Jose, both of Calif.

Assignee: TV Interactive Corporation, San Jose, Calif.

Appl. No.: 08/601,936

Filed: Feb. 15, 1996

Related US. Application Data

Division of application No. 08/269,492, Jul. 1, 1994, Pat. No. 5,624,265.

Int. Cl.6 ..................................................... .. G09B 5/00

US. Cl. ................... .. 434/307 R; 434/118; 434/365;

380/24; 340/825.33; 455/42 Field of Search .................................. .. 434/118, 16 P,

434/307 R, 308, 317, 365; 348/6, 10, 12, 13, 734; 455/31, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 4.2; 340/82522,

825.24, 825.25, 825.37, 825.55, 825.6 P, 825.72, 825.76, 825.33; 379/9324, 93.13,

93.12, 93.19, 100.08; 380/24, 30

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Primary Examiner—Joe H. Cheng Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson, Franklin & Friel LLP; Omkar K. Suryadevara; Glen B. Choi

[57] ABSTRACT

In accordance With this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control includes a printed publication (such as a book, magazine or a catalog) and one or more buttons physically attached to the printed publication to alloW users to remotely control use of associated electronic content by a host device. Another embodiment of a remote control has a housing capable of removably holding a storage media

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U.S. Patent Sep.28, 1999 Sheet 1 0f38 5,957,695

PRINTED PUBLICATION

ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC CONTENT

(ENCODED IN

BUTTON s) (FDNCTTON DATA) CONNECTED TO

REMOTE CONTROL STORAGE MEDIA —LOCAL/REMOTE) CIRCUITRY

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interrupts from removable storage media peripherals enabled in 513

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565

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Display associated text ‘/584 from current selection

Display associated voice recording from current selection -/ 585

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STORAGE MEDTA HOUSING WITH

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REMOTE CONTROL

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