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Virtual channel system for web appliance, including interactive television

  • US 20020129376A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2001
  • Published: 09/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An interactive television, comprising:

  • a television tuner;

    a display communicating with the tuner for displaying broadcast television signals;

    at least one virtual channel memory communicating with the display, the virtual channel memory storing Web pages associated with virtual channel numbers, the virtual channel numbers being selectable for presentation on the display, the Web pages being periodically received in the virtual channel memory; and

    at least one user data input memory, the user data input memory storing at least some user demographic information, the user demographic information being at least partially used to establish the Web page stored in the virtual channel memory.

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