Television system
First Claim
1. A television system, said television system having means for connection to an Internet service provider, means to allow a user to select a particular internet site via the Internet service provider and a display screen for displaying one or more pages of the selected internet site to the user, said television system generating a tool bar for display on said display screen and said tool bar including one or more graphic icons relating to one or more functions associated with said television system or selected internet site, and characterised in that at least one of said graphic icons is displayable in one of a selected number of formats, each format linked to a particular function of the television system or selected internet pages, the format of the graphic icon displayed on the display screen at any particular time dependent on the status of the function of the television system or the selected Internet site pages at that time.
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Abstract
A television system is provided with a connection to an Internet service provider and control means to allow a user to select a particular internet site via the Internet service provider. A television display screen is provided for displaying one or more pages of the selected internet site to the user. The television system generates a tool bar for display on the display screen, the tool bar including one or more graphic icons relating to one or more functions associated with the television system or selected internet site. At least one of the graphic icons is displayable in one of a selected number of formats, each format linked to a particular function of the television system or selected internet pages. The format of the graphic icon displayed on the display screen at any particular time is dependent on the status of the function of the television system or the selected Internet pages at that time.
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- 1. A television system, said television system having means for connection to an Internet service provider, means to allow a user to select a particular internet site via the Internet service provider and a display screen for displaying one or more pages of the selected internet site to the user, said television system generating a tool bar for display on said display screen and said tool bar including one or more graphic icons relating to one or more functions associated with said television system or selected internet site, and characterised in that at least one of said graphic icons is displayable in one of a selected number of formats, each format linked to a particular function of the television system or selected internet pages, the format of the graphic icon displayed on the display screen at any particular time dependent on the status of the function of the television system or the selected Internet site pages at that time.
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14. A broadcast data receiver having means for connection to an Internet service provider, means to allow a user to select a particular internet site via the Internet service provider and a display screen connected thereto of forming a part thereof for displaying one or more pages of the selected internet site to the user, said broadcast data receiver generating a tool bar for display on said display screen and said tool bar including one or more graphic icons relating to one or more functions associated with said broadcast data receiver or selected internet site, and characterised in that at least one of said graphic icons is displayable in one of a selected number of formats, each format linked to a particular function of the broadcast data receiver or selected internet pages, the format of the graphic icon displayed on the display screen at any particular time dependent on the status of the function of the broadcast data receiver or the selected Internet pages at that time.
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15. A toolbar generated for display on a display screen of a television system, said television system having means for connection to an Internet service provider, means to allow a user to select a particular internet site via the Internet service provider and a display screen for displaying one or more pages of the selected internet site to the user, said tool bar including one or more graphic icons relating to one or more functions associated with said television system or selected internet site, and characterised in that at least one of said graphic icons is displayable in one of a selected number of formats, each format linked to a particular function of the television system or selected internet pages, the format of the graphic icon displayed on the display screen at any particular time dependent on the status of the function of the television system or the selected Internet pages at that time.
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16. A toolbar generated for display on a display screen connected to or forming part of a broadcast data receiver, said broadcast data receiver having means for connection to an Internet service provider and means to allow a user to select a particular internet site via the Internet service provider for displaying one or more pages of the selected internet site to the user, said tool bar including one or more graphic icons relating to one or more functions associated with said broadcast data receiver or selected internet site, and characterised in that at least one of said graphic icons is displayable in one of a selected number of formats, each format linked to a particular function of the broadcast data receiver or selected internet pages, the format of the graphic icon displayed on the display screen at any particular time dependent on the status of the function of the broadcast data receiver or the selected Internet pages at that time.
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