TV Internet Browser
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1. A system comprising:
- a television;
a TV Internet browser using said television to display web pages from said Internet;
a processor associated with said television and configured to receive inputs for controlling said TV Internet browser;
wherein when said processor receives a button press input associated with a predetermined command, said processor determines whether a currently viewed web page on said TV Internet browser is running a predetermined plug-in in a predetermined mode and, if so, remapping said button press input from said predetermined command to another command which is intended to terminate said predetermined plug-in and sending said another command to said TV Internet browser, otherwise, if not, sending said back command to said TV Internet browser.
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Abstract
Inputs toward a TV Internet Browser are selectively remapped to enable proper operation of the browser. For example, back commands can be remapped into escape commands when the browser is displaying content using a FLASH or SILVERLIGHT plug-in module.
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1. A system comprising:
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a television; a TV Internet browser using said television to display web pages from said Internet; a processor associated with said television and configured to receive inputs for controlling said TV Internet browser; wherein when said processor receives a button press input associated with a predetermined command, said processor determines whether a currently viewed web page on said TV Internet browser is running a predetermined plug-in in a predetermined mode and, if so, remapping said button press input from said predetermined command to another command which is intended to terminate said predetermined plug-in and sending said another command to said TV Internet browser, otherwise, if not, sending said back command to said TV Internet browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for remapping button press inputs to a TV Internet browser, the method comprising:
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receiving a button press input associated with a predetermined command; determining whether a currently viewed web page on said TV Internet browser is running a predetermined plug-in in a predetermined mode; if so, remapping said button press input from said predetermined command to another command which is intended to terminate said predetermined plug-in and sending said another command to said TV Internet browser; and if not, sending said back command to said TV Internet browser. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system controller comprising:
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a processor configured to receiving a button press input associated with a predetermined command, to determine whether a currently viewed web page on a TV Internet browser is running a predetermined plug-in in a predetermined mode and, if so, remapping said button press input from said predetermined command to another command which is intended to terminate said predetermined plug-in and sending said another command to said TV Internet browser; and if not, sending said back command to said TV Internet browser. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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