Web browser for use with a television display for preventing screen burn
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1. A television apparatus capable of providing a web browser, said television apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a user input to invoke said web browser;
means for enabling display of said web browser responsive to said user input, and for enabling display of television signals while said web browser is not displayed; and
wherein when said web browser is displayed;
no static icons are displayed, and user functions corresponding to said static icons are provided via a pop-up menu;
said web browser automatically closes and said television signals are displayed after an idle timeout interval elapses; and
said idle timeout interval varies based on a manner in which said web browser was invoked.
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Abstract
Screen bum on televisions having Internet browser capability is avoided by removing the conventional static icons such as toolbars and buttons from the default browser and replacing their functions with keyboard keys. The invention is especially useful in projection televisions and with keyboards which have keys assigned to browser functions. Favorite URLs can be mapped to a favorite key by holding down the favorite key while a favorite web page is displayed.
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1. A television apparatus capable of providing a web browser, said television apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a user input to invoke said web browser; means for enabling display of said web browser responsive to said user input, and for enabling display of television signals while said web browser is not displayed; and wherein when said web browser is displayed; no static icons are displayed, and user functions corresponding to said static icons are provided via a pop-up menu; said web browser automatically closes and said television signals are displayed after an idle timeout interval elapses; and said idle timeout interval varies based on a manner in which said web browser was invoked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing a web browser via a television apparatus, said method comprising:
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receiving a user input to invoke said web browser; enabling display of said web browser responsive to said user input; enabling display of television signals while said web browser is not displayed; and wherein when said web browser is displayed; no static icons are displayed, and user functions corresponding to said static icons are provided via a pop-up menu; said web browser automatically closes and said television signals are displayed after an idle timeout interval elapses; and said idle timeout interval varies based on a manner in which said web browser was invoked. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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