Appliance with TV and INTERNET modes of operation
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1. An appliance which only has an INTERNET mode of operation and a TV mode of operation:
- said appliance having the capability of connecting the appliance to the Internet and concomitantly displaying a worldwide web home page;
said appliance also having the capability of bringing up and displaying pages which are directly or indirectly linked to said home page; and
said appliance further having the capability, when the appliance is switched out of its INTERNET mode and then back into said mode, of returning to a web page displayed when the appliance was switched out of the INTERNET mode.
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Abstract
Multimode appliances with modules which have only TV and INTERNET modes of operation. The module can be controlled with a remote control or a wireless keyboard, both capable of generating signals in the electromagnetic portion of the spectrum. The module may be of the stand alone type, or it may be designed for mounting to an overhead structure such as a kitchen cabinet.
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24 Claims
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1. An appliance which only has an INTERNET mode of operation and a TV mode of operation:
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said appliance having the capability of connecting the appliance to the Internet and concomitantly displaying a worldwide web home page;
said appliance also having the capability of bringing up and displaying pages which are directly or indirectly linked to said home page; and
said appliance further having the capability, when the appliance is switched out of its INTERNET mode and then back into said mode, of returning to a web page displayed when the appliance was switched out of the INTERNET mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An appliance which comprises:
an integrated unit with only TV and INTERNET operating modes; and
an input device for transmitting data to said integrated unit by signals in a selected part of the electromagnetic spectrum.- View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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19. An appliance which can be turned on and off and has an INTERNET mode of operation and an INTERNET mode control for selecting that mode of operation;
- said appliance having the capability of coming on in the INTERNET mode if, when the application is off, a user activates the INTERNET mode control.
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