METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES
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1. A method for receiving hyperlinks for interactive television, comprising:
- submitting to a linkbase provider a request for one or more hyperlinks, said request including interactive television state information corresponding to a particular device; and
receiving from said provider a response to said request, the provider'"'"'s formulation of said response comprising consulting a linkbase correlating state information with hyperlinks,wherein requests relating to any of multiple programs are submitted, said requests differing only with regard to said state information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities.
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1. A method for receiving hyperlinks for interactive television, comprising:
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submitting to a linkbase provider a request for one or more hyperlinks, said request including interactive television state information corresponding to a particular device; and receiving from said provider a response to said request, the provider'"'"'s formulation of said response comprising consulting a linkbase correlating state information with hyperlinks, wherein requests relating to any of multiple programs are submitted, said requests differing only with regard to said state information.
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