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Method and apparatus for internet TV

DC
  • US 7,086,079 B1
  • Filed: 11/21/2000
  • Issued: 08/01/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for managing data received at a set-top box, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at the set-top box, data on an Internet-designated cable channel, the data comprising at least a first frame representing a first Web page;

    determining, at the set-top box, whether the data from the Internet is bound for the set-top box;

    storing data corresponding to the at least first frame locally to the set-top box;

    providing the at least first frame for display;

    continuously refreshing the display of the at least first frame using the stored data corresponding to the at least first frame, until a second data frame is received on the Internet-designated cable channel;

    receiving the second data frame on the Internet-designated cable channel, the second data frame representing a second Web page; and

    continuously refreshing the display using the received second frame.

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