SET TOP BOX BROWSER CONTROL VIA A WIRELESS HANDSET
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1. A method for providing Internet access via a set top box, said method comprising:
- operating, on the set top box, a browser configured to display data associated with a website;
receiving, at the set top box, a command from a wireless communications device via a communications network, the command including a network address of the website; and
in response to receiving the command, displaying the website data on a television to which the set top box is in communication.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing Internet access via a set top box may include operating, on the set top box, a browser configured to display data associated with a website. A command may be received from a wireless communications device via a communications network. The command may include a network address of the website. In response to receiving the command, the website data may be displayed on a television to which the set top box is in communication.
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1. A method for providing Internet access via a set top box, said method comprising:
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operating, on the set top box, a browser configured to display data associated with a website; receiving, at the set top box, a command from a wireless communications device via a communications network, the command including a network address of the website; and in response to receiving the command, displaying the website data on a television to which the set top box is in communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing Internet access while being remotely controlled by a wireless communications device, said system comprising:
in a set top box; a memory; an input/output (I/O) unit in communication with a communications network; a processing unit in communication with said memory and I/O unit, said processing unit configured to; operate a browser configured to display data associated with a website; receive a command from a wireless communications device via a communications network, the command including a network address of the website; and in response to receiving the command, display the website data on a television to which the set top box is in communication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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