Gateway screen for interactive television
First Claim
1. A gateway screen for an interactive television, comprising:
- at least one television content panel; and
at least one Internet content panel, the gateway screen allowing a consumer to simultaneously view television content and Internet content, the gateway screen being displayed when the interactive television is turned on, or when the interactive television is turned off, or in response to the consumer toggling a gateway screen button.
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Abstract
A gateway screen for interactive television includes a television content panel and an internet content panel. The gateway screen is displayed by an interactive television (ITV), e.g., when the ITV is turned on. The gateway screen allows a user to quickly and easily view information from multiple sources, e.g., a Web site, a television signal source, and an ITV system server, at a glance. This allows a consumer to gain a quick overview of the information presented by the multiple sources. The gateway screen also allows a consumer to select commonly accessed sources. The gateway screen can be tailored to fulfill a specific consumer'"'"'s needs and can be established based on preferences input by the consumer.
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27 Claims
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1. A gateway screen for an interactive television, comprising:
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at least one television content panel; and
at least one Internet content panel, the gateway screen allowing a consumer to simultaneously view television content and Internet content, the gateway screen being displayed when the interactive television is turned on, or when the interactive television is turned off, or in response to the consumer toggling a gateway screen button. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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2. An interactive television, comprising:
a gateway screen displayed by the interactive television, the gateway screen having;
at least one television content panel; and
at least one Internet content panel displaying content related to the content in the television content panel. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An interactive television system, comprising:
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at least one Web server;
at least one interactive television system server;
at least one television signal source; and
at least one interactive television, the interactive television receiving information from the Web server, the interactive television system server, and the television signal source, the interactive television periodically displaying a gateway screen, the gateway screen having at least one television content region and at least one Internet content region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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16. A method of interactive television, comprising the acts of displaying a gateway screen;
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enabling a consumer to receive information from at least two of;
at least one Web server, at least one interactive television system server, and at least one television signal source via the gateway screen.
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Specification