Method and Apparatus for Broadcasting, Displaying, and Navigating Internet Broadcasts
First Claim
1. A method for broadcasting, displaying, and navigating Internet applications comprising:
- (a) providing an Internet application;
(b) displaying a sign-on screen to permit user identification;
(c) permitting a user to sign on;
(d) streaming to the user a plurality of media content choices, each media content choice forwarded over a broadband connection to a user location;
(e) permitting a user to select a first media content choice for display;
(f) forwarding for display the first media content choice in response to user selection on a display attached to a personal computer or other broadband capable receiver or display; and
(g) forwarding for display a second or subsequent media content choice sequentially in response to a second or subsequent user selection,wherein the user can display each of the plurality of media content choices sequentially in full screen format on the display of the user.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for broadcasting, displaying, and navigating Internet broadcasts comprising providing an Internet application; streaming to the application a plurality of channels of multimedia content over a broadband connection; forwarding for display a first channel featuring selected media content on a video monitor of a screen attached to a personal computer or of the broadband capable receiver or display; and allowing a user to select and display a second or subsequent channel after displaying the media content on the first channel, wherein the user can navigate through the plurality of channels while viewing the media content featured on each channel in full screen on the display device.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for broadcasting, displaying, and navigating Internet applications comprising:
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(a) providing an Internet application; (b) displaying a sign-on screen to permit user identification; (c) permitting a user to sign on; (d) streaming to the user a plurality of media content choices, each media content choice forwarded over a broadband connection to a user location; (e) permitting a user to select a first media content choice for display; (f) forwarding for display the first media content choice in response to user selection on a display attached to a personal computer or other broadband capable receiver or display; and (g) forwarding for display a second or subsequent media content choice sequentially in response to a second or subsequent user selection, wherein the user can display each of the plurality of media content choices sequentially in full screen format on the display of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for broadcasting, displaying, and navigating Internet broadcasts comprising:
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(a) an Internet application; (b) a plurality of channels featuring media content; and (c) a video monitor or a screen attached to a personal computer or other broadband receiver or display, wherein a user can navigate through the plurality of channels while viewing the media content featured on each channel in full screen format on the monitor or display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for broadcasting and allowing selection among a plurality of Internet video streams comprising:
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at least one server having software for providing and supporting a service including an Internet application with access to a plurality of choices among different media content; the server also having software for navigating between media content choices by providing a selection of assigned indicia representing channels or media content choices; wherein the server generates user screens that permit navigation through the plurality of media content choices by selecting the assigned indicia using a keyboard, a numeric keypad, or a joystick, whereby selecting media content choices resembles conventional television channel selection.
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