US 6,983,484 B2
Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission medium
Tomoko Terakado, Kanagawa (Japan); Yukio Furudate, Kanagawa (Japan); Tomoyuki Hanai, Kanagawa (Japan); and Tatsushi Nashida, Kanagawa (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/83,931.
Application 09/828938 is a division of application No. 09/114390, filed on Jul. 13, 1998, granted, now 6,246,441.
Application 11/083931 is a continuation of application No. 09/828938, filed on Apr. 10, 2001, granted, now 6,882,352.
Claims priority of application No. P9-193588 (JP), filed on Jul. 18, 1997.
Prior Publication US 2005/0177864 A1, Aug. 11, 2005
Int. Cl. H04N 5/44 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 725—142 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control method for controlling, by transmitting a control signal, an electric apparatus that receives information transmitted via a transmission medium, comprising the steps of:
transmitting the control signal to the electric apparatus;
receiving coupon information that has been extracted from the received information and transmitted by the electric apparatus;
outputting the coupon information received in the receiving step to a display device;
storing, based on a user controlled input, said coupon information into a detachable IC memory card; and
selectively deleting said coupon information stored in said memory based on a user controlled input, wherein
said detachable IC memory card is configured to be removable and utilized in an external process.