Video display initiated by internet module of web TV
First Claim
1. A web television comprising:
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a tuner, wherein the tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display;
an internet module, wherein the internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display, and wherein the internet video is derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers;
a television controller that controls a main area and a PIP area of the display; and
wherein the internet module is arranged to initiate a PIP control function to control the PIP area of the display by generating a PIP control function request signal.
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Abstract
A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio.
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Citations
50 Claims
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1. A web television comprising:
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a display;
a tuner, wherein the tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display;
an internet module, wherein the internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display, and wherein the internet video is derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers;
a television controller that controls a main area and a PIP area of the display; and
wherein the internet module is arranged to initiate a PIP control function to control the PIP area of the display by generating a PIP control function request signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A web television comprising:
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a speaker;
a tuner, wherein the tuner is arranged to select television audio for display by the speaker of the web television;
an internet module, wherein the internet module is arranged to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, wherein the internet audio is derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers;
a television controller arranged to control the speaker of the web television; and
wherein the internet module is arranged to initiate a swap of the internet audio and the television audio supplied to the speaker of the web television by generating a swap request signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A web television comprising:
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a display;
a tuner, wherein the tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television;
an internet module, wherein the internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, wherein the internet video and internet audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers;
a television controller arranged to swap the internet video and the television video between a PIP area and a main area of the display and to swap the internet audio and the television audio supplied to the speaker of the web television; and
wherein the internet module is arranged to initiate a video swap of the television video and the internet video between the PIP area and the main area of the display by generating a video swap request signal and further wherein the internet module is arranged to initiate an audio swap of the internet audio and the television audio supplied to the speaker of the web television by generating an audio swap request signal. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A web television comprising:
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a display;
a tuner, wherein the tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display;
an internet module, wherein the internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display, and wherein the internet video is derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers;
a television controller that controls a main area and a PIP area of the display; and
wherein the internet module is arranged to initiate a PIP swap function whereby the television video and the internet video are swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display by generating a PIP swap function request signal. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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