Method and apparatus for merging, displaying and accessing personal computer content listings via a television user interface
First Claim
1. A method for merging and displaying television content listings with PC content listings of a Personal Computer (PC) comprising:
- formatting at least one PC content listing into a television content listing format;
merging said at least one PC content listing with at least one television content listing; and
displaying said at least one PC content listing on said display device with at least one television content listing.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for merging, displaying and accessing PC content listings via a television user interface are disclosed. At least one PC content listing is formatted into a television content listing format and the PC content listing is then displayed on a display device. According to one aspect of the invention, the PC content listing may be merged with at least one television content listing. According to another aspect of the invention, a command is input into a remote control, the command is transmitted from the remote control to a processing unit, the processing unit interprets the command into a corresponding action, and the corresponding action is executed to present PC content listings on a display device via a television user interface.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for merging and displaying television content listings with PC content listings of a Personal Computer (PC) comprising:
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formatting at least one PC content listing into a television content listing format; merging said at least one PC content listing with at least one television content listing; and displaying said at least one PC content listing on said display device with at least one television content listing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for merging and displaying PC content listings, said apparatus comprising:
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a processing unit for formatting at least one PC content listing into a television content listing format, and merfnr said at least one PC content listing with at least one television content listing; and a display device coupled to said processing unit to display said at least one PC content listing on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for accessing PC content listings via a television user interface comprising the steps of:
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inputting a command into a remote control to access a PC content listing or a television content listing, wherein said PC content listing is merged with and displayed on said television user interface with said television content listing; transmitting said command from said remote control to a processing unit; said processing unit interpreting said command into a corresponding action; and executing said corresponding action to present said PC content listings on a display device via said television user interface using activity information, wherein said activity information provides regarding the type of activity available on each of a plurality of channels on information said display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for accessing PC content listings via a television user interface comprising:
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a display device; a processing unit coupled to said display device, wherein said processing unit includes information regarding the type of activity available on each of a plurality of channels on said display device, said plurality of channels including at least one channel comprising PC content and at least one channel comprising television content wherein content listings of said at least one channel comprising PC content and content listings of said at least one channel comprising television content are merged and displayed at said display device; and a remote control coupled to said processing unit for selecting one of said plurality of channels based on said content listings, wherein said processing unit receives a command from said remote control; wherein said processing unit interprets said command into a corresponding action and executes said corresponding action using said activity information to present said PC content listings on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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