Apparatus and methods for network access using a set top box and television
First Claim
1. A method for accessing a network using a television receiver, comprising:
- receiving, at a server, a user selection request reflective of a selection from selection information displayed on a television;
retrieving, by the server from the network, a web page corresponding to the user selection request, the web page having a network format;
scanning, by the server, the web page to identify hyperlinks;
inserting, by the server, hyperlink identification information including at least one of a number, a letter, or a symbol adjacent to the identified hyperlinks on the web page; and
converting, by the server, the web page from the network format to a television format, wherein the inserted hyperlink identification information is translated into visual indicia corresponding to the identified hyperlinks.
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Abstract
An Internet gateway video server transmits selection information to a set top box connected to a television. The set top box displays the selection information on the television. A user views the selection information, and inputs user selection requests to the set top box. The Internet gateway video server receives user the requests for information and retrieves the information. The server then converts the network information from a network format to a television format. The conversion includes scanning the network information for selection elements, and adding selection elements for transmission in the television format. The converted network information is then transmitted to the set top box for display on the television. The user may then make further selections based on the displayed network information.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for accessing a network using a television receiver, comprising:
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receiving, at a server, a user selection request reflective of a selection from selection information displayed on a television; retrieving, by the server from the network, a web page corresponding to the user selection request, the web page having a network format; scanning, by the server, the web page to identify hyperlinks; inserting, by the server, hyperlink identification information including at least one of a number, a letter, or a symbol adjacent to the identified hyperlinks on the web page; and converting, by the server, the web page from the network format to a television format, wherein the inserted hyperlink identification information is translated into visual indicia corresponding to the identified hyperlinks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for accessing a network using a television receiver, comprising:
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providing, from a server, selection information to a television for display; receiving, at the server, a user selection request reflective of a selection from the selection information; retrieving, by the server, a document corresponding to the user selection request; scanning, by the server, the document to identify hyperlinks; inserting, by the server, hyperlink identification information including at least one of a number, a letter, or a symbol adjacent to the identified hyperlinks on the document; and transmitting, by the server, the document including hyperlink identification information to the television.
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11. A system for accessing a network, comprising:
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a plurality of set top boxes connected to a plurality of televisions, the set top boxes operable to transmit television information to the televisions and transmit user selection requests; and a server operable to; receive a user selection request reflective of a selection from selection information displayed on a television, retrieve a page corresponding to the user selection request and having a network format, scan the page to identify hyperlinks, insert hyperlink identification information including at least one of a number, a letter, or a symbol adjacent to the identified hyperlinks on the page, and convert the page from the network format to a television format, wherein the inserted hyperlink identification information is translated into visual indicia corresponding to the identified hyperlinks. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for accessing a network, comprising:
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a set top box connected to a television, the set top box operable to transmit television information to the television and transmit user selection requests; and a server operable to; receive a user selection request reflective of a selection from selection information displayed on a television, retrieve a web page corresponding to the user selection request, the web page having a network format, scan the web page to identify hyperlinks, insert hyperlink identification information including at least one of a number, a letter, or a symbol adjacent to the identified hyperlinks on the web page, and convert the web page from the network format to a television format different from the network format, wherein the inserted hyperlink identification information is translated into a visual indicia corresponding to the identified hyperlinks.
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21. An apparatus for accessing a network using a television receiver, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a server, a user selection request reflective of a selection from selection information displayed on a television; means for retrieving, by the server from the network, a page corresponding to the user selection request, the web page having a network format; means for scanning, at the server, the page to identify hyperlinks; means for inserting, at the server, hyperlink identification information including at least one of a number, a letter, or a symbol adjacent to the identified hyperlinks on the web page; and means for converting, at the server, the page from the network format to a television format, wherein the inserted hyperlink identification information is translated into visual indicia corresponding to the identified hyperlinks. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for accessing data processing network information, comprising:
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transmitting to a server a user selection request reflective of a selection from selection information displayed on a television, wherein the server, retrieves a web page corresponding to the user selection request and having a network format, scans the web page to identify hyperlinks, inserts hyperlink identification information including at least one of a number, a letter, or a symbol adjacent to the identified hyperlinks on the web page, and converts the web page from the network format to a television format, wherein the inserted hyperlink identification information is translated into visual indicia corresponding to the identified hyperlinks; receiving the web page in the television format, wherein the web page in the television format includes the visual indicia corresponding to each identified hyperlink; and sending the web page in the television format to the television.
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