Television System, Television Set and Remote Controller

Abstract

In response to an operation such as power-on or power-off, channel change and sound volume change, a television set combined with a personal computer automatically makes e-mail with information in a predetermined format indicative of the operation attached. The e-mail is automatically sent to another television set to inform the other television set of operation of the own television set. On the other hand, the e-mail can be sent to a rating company for audience share survey. The television set automatically reads the received e-mail and attachment to change the indication of display. The television set has storage of the received information for analysis of an abnormality. Abnormality can be also sensed through abnormal act on the remote controller apt to be taken by a person in panic or off the truck. The television set refuses information from unknown address for blocking an attack of a stranger.

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         21 . A communication appliance capable of communicating with outside counterparts comprising:
 a hardware internet communicator which communicates with the outside counterparts through the internet;   a signal receiver which receives an operation signal inside the communication appliance to register an address into the communication appliance, the address being for communicating with outside of the communication appliance;   an authentication processor unit which carries out an authentication process for one of the outside counterparts in response to the signal receiver receiving the operation signal to register the address into the communication appliance, wherein the operation signal received by the signal receiver is not any result of the authentication process, but is a cause to carry out the authentication, and wherein the registration of an address has been done prior to the authentication process; and   a controller which has the hardware internet communicator send data of the address, which is registered into the communication appliance, to the one of the outside counterparts if the authentication of the one of the outside counterparts in the authentication processor unit in response to the signal receiver is successful.   
     
     
         22 . The communication appliance according to  claim 21 , wherein the controller does not send the data of the address to the one of the outside counterparts if the authentication of the one of the outside counterparts in the authentication processor unit is failed. 
     
     
         23 . The communication appliance according to  claim 21  further comprising a memory for storing addresses of the outside counter parts. 
     
     
         24 . The communication appliance according to  claim 21 , wherein the hardware internet communicator sends and receives information data to and from the outside counterparts. 
     
     
         25 . The communication appliance according to  claim 21  further comprising a receipt checking processor which determines a receipt of data of an address from one of the outside counterparts through the hardware internet communicator, the address being for communicating with outside the communication appliance, wherein the authentication processor unit carries out the authentication process for the one of the outside counterparts further in response to the receipt checking processor determining the receipt of the data of the address from the one of the outside counterparts through the hardware internet communicator, and wherein the controller registers the address into the communication appliance if the authentication of the one of the outside counterparts in the authentication processor unit in response to the receipt checking processor is successful. 
     
     
         26 . The communication appliance according to  claim 25 , wherein the controller does not send the data of the address to the one of the outside counterparts if the authentication of the one of the outside counterparts in the authentication processor unit in response to the signal receiver is failed. 
     
     
         27 . The communication appliance according to  claim 25 , wherein the controller does not register the address into the communication appliance if the authentication of the one of the outside counterparts in the authentication processor unit in response to the receipt checking processor is failed. 
     
     
         28 . The communication appliance according to  claim 25  further comprising a memory for storing addresses of the outside counter parts. 
     
     
         29 . The communication appliance according to  claim 25 , wherein the hardware internet communicator sends and receives information data to and from the outside counterparts. 
     
     
         30 . A communication appliance capable of communicating with outside counterparts comprising:
 a hardware internet communicator which communicates with the outside counterparts through the internet;   a signal receiver which receives an operation signal inside the communication appliance to newly register a first address into the communication appliance, the first address being for communicating with outside of the communication appliance; and   a controller which has the hardware internet communicator send data of the first address to one of the outside counterparts identified by a second address in response to the signal receiver receiving the operation signal to register the first address into the communication appliance, wherein the one of the outside counterparts is authorized by the communication appliance.   
     
     
         31 . The communication appliance according to  claim 30 , wherein the operation signal received by the signal receiver is a cause to send the data of the first address to the one of the outside counterparts. 
     
     
         32 . The communication appliance according to  claim 30 , wherein the controller does not send the data of the first address to the one of the outside counterparts if the one of the outside counterparts is not authorized by the communication appliance. 
     
     
         33 . The communication appliance according to  claim 30  further comprising a memory for storing the first and second addresses. 
     
     
         34 . The communication appliance according to  claim 30 , wherein the hardware internet communicator sends and receives information data to and from the outside counterparts. 
     
     
         35 . The communication appliance according to  claim 30  further comprising a receipt checking processor which determines a receipt of data of a third address from one of the outside counterparts through the hardware internet communicator, the third address being for communicating with outside the communication appliance, wherein the controller newly registers the third address into the communication appliance in response to the receipt checking processor. 
     
     
         36 . A communication appliance capable of communicating with outside counterparts comprising:
 a hardware internet communicator which communicates with the outside counterparts through the internet;   a memory for storing addresses of the outside counter parts, wherein the memory newly registers a first address into the communication appliance in response to an operation signal inside the communication appliance; and   a controller which has the hardware internet communicator send data of the first address to one of the outside counterparts identified by a second address in response to the memory registering the first address into the communication appliance, wherein the second address has been registered in the communication appliance.   
     
     
         37 . The communication appliance according to  claim 36 , wherein the operation signal is a cause to send the data of the first address to the one of the outside counterparts identified by the second address. 
     
     
         38 . The communication appliance according to  claim 36 , wherein the controller does not send the data of the first address to the one of the outside counterparts if the one of the outside counterparts is not authorized by the communication appliance. 
     
     
         39 . The communication appliance according to  claim 36 , wherein the hardware internet communicator sends and receives information data to and from the outside counterparts. 
     
     
         40 . The communication appliance according to  claim 36  further comprising a receipt checking processor which determines a receipt of data of a third address from one of the outside counterparts through the hardware internet communicator, the third address being for communicating with outside the communication appliance, wherein the controller newly registers the third address into the communication appliance in response to the receipt checking processor.