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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Murari Narayan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alan C. Yates, Redmond, WA (US);
Genessa L. Krasnow, Seattle, WA (US);
Adam Wolff, San Francisco, CA (US);
Murari Narayan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alan C. Yates, Redmond, WA (US);
Genessa L. Krasnow, Seattle, WA (US);
Adam Wolff, San Francisco, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for integrating convention television viewing with Internet-related activities. A viewer accesses both conventional television features and Internet-related features from a single, familiar options panel. The options panel provides the user with a set of buttons that invoke features of both the television mode and of Internet mode. The options panel is selectively accessible at any time while either accessing the Internet or while viewing conventional television programming, the providing the user with a unified viewing experience.