Abstract: A method for accessing the Internet using an Internet TV is provided. A function of accessing the Internet and a function of receiving a TV broadcast signal may be combined in the Internet TV, and a server operates a portal site which provides a variety of information to the Internet TV. In order for a server operating a portal site to provide an authentication number to the Internet TV which allows the Internet TV to automatically access the server, the Internet TV transmits a message requesting the authentication of the use of information to the portal server, and the server responds by requesting the Internet TV to input an authentication number. After the Internet TV has transmitted the requested authentication number to the portal server and the server has checked the transmitted authentication number, information is provided to the Internet TV.

Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a computer and a TV is disclosed. The apparatus according to the present invention includes a TV coding unit for encoding various control signals such as a TV signal, etc.

Abstract: A method for displaying an Internet site search menu of a video apparatus having an Internet function, which is capable of easily selecting and editing a plurality of Internet sites on the screen of the video apparatus, is provided. The method for displaying the video and audio information of an Internet site on the screen of a video apparatus includes the steps of generating an Internet site search menu comprising a channel guide window for arranging channel numbers, in which the addresses of Internet sites are previously registered, and the titles of the Internet sites respectively corresponding to the channel numbers when an Internet channel guide key signal is input by a user and a channel number range designation window for designating the channel numbers to be in predetermined ranges and arranging the channel numbers and displaying the Internet site search menu on the screen of the video apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a learning data base building method which can achieve data update in an optimum memory size and simultaneously build a systematic data configuration. Moreover, a video apparatus having a learning function and learning function control method therefor which can provide systematic, simple and effective learning by using a learning data base. The learning data base building method includes the steps of arranging vocabulary data in order of frequency in use thereof, grouping the arranged vocabulary data classified by subjects, and producing index for reading in consecutive order the groups of the vocabulary data classified by subjects.

Abstract: A home network control system and method, which can control equipments of the home network more simply and conveniently by downloading control programs using the Internet. If a new control menu exists in a server, the new control menu and corresponding programs are downloaded through the Internet. At this point, the downloaded control menu is registered as a new control menu list into an old control menu list, and the control programs are provided to the corresponding equipments and stored therein. A user executes the corresponding programs using the new control menu item such that the corresponding equipments are controlled more conveniently.

Abstract: Disclosed is a learning data base building method which can achieve data update in an optimum memory size and simultaneously build a systematic data configuration. Moreover, a video apparatus having a learning function and learning function control method therefor which can provide systematic, simple and effective learning by using a learning data base. The learning data base building method includes the steps of arranging vocabulary data in order of frequency in use thereof, grouping the arranged vocabulary data classified by subjects, and producing index for reading in consecutive order the groups of the vocabulary data classified by subjects.

Abstract: Disclosed is a learning data base building method which can achieve data update in an optimum memory size and simultaneously build a systematic data configuration. Moreover, a video apparatus having a learning function and learning function control method therefor which can provide systematic, simple and effective learning by using a learning data base. The learning data base building method includes the steps of arranging vocabulary data in order of frequency in use thereof, grouping the arranged vocabulary data classified by subjects, and producing index for reading in consecutive order the groups of the vocabulary data classified by subjects.

Abstract: A method for accessing the Internet using an Internet TV is provided. In order for a server operating a portal site to provide an authentication number to the Internet TV, to thus automatically access the server, the method for accessing the Internet using an Internet TV in an Internet TV system including the Internet TV, in which a function of accessing the Internet and a function of receiving TV broadcast are combined with each other, and the server for operating the portal site for providing various information items (a portal server) to the Internet TV, the method includes the steps of transmitting a message for requesting the authentication of the use of information to the portal server, requesting the Internet TV to input an authentication number, transmitting the requested authentication number to the portal server, and checking the transmitted authentication number, to thus provide information to the Internet TV. The portal server provides the authentication number to each Internet TV.

Abstract: A method for displaying an Internet site search menu of a video apparatus having an Internet function, which is capable of easily selecting and editing a plurality of Internet sites on the screen of the video apparatus, is provided. The method for displaying the video and audio information of an Internet site on the screen of a video apparatus includes the steps of generating an Internet site search menu comprising a channel guide window for arranging channel numbers, in which the addresses of Internet sites are previously registered, and the titles of the Internet sites respectively corresponding to the channel numbers when an Internet channel guide key signal is input by a user and a channel number range designation window for designating the channel numbers to be in predetermined ranges and arranging the channel numbers and displaying the Internet site search menu on the screen of the video apparatus.

Abstract: An audio and image information transmitting device transmits audio information stored in a telephone device having an answering machine and image information of a visitor from a doorphone system to an internet server by e-mail. The transmitting device converts inputted analog information to digital information, stores the digital information in a memory and outputs the same to the internet server by the e-mail system. An analog/digital converter of the device converts an inputted analog signal to a digital signal, and when the inputted signal is an image signal, an image processing encoder for encoding the digital image signal supplied from the analog/digital converter is additionally provided to the transmitting device.

Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a computer and a TV is disclosed. The apparatus according to the present invention includes a TV coding unit for encoding various control signals such as a TV signal, etc.