| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tethered digital butler consumer electronics product and method. <P>SOLUTION: A remote may resemble a handheld PC, a palm-held PC or a smart phone, but has a low cost feature set supported by a console that is novel in the consumer electronics market. In particular, this disclosure relates to combining telephone service, device control and, optionally, a fingerprint reader for easy user identification/authorization and personalization. As another option, a camera can be incorporated into the remote, thereby enabling video conferencing and other visual features. Alternatively, the remote may be packaged separately from the console and sold to interact with capabilities of a communications and console, set-top box, multi-media PC or other consumer electronics device from a different source. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
