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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1998
Applicants:
Theodore D. Wugofski, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Kim C. Smith, Colleyville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Theodore D. Wugofski, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Kim C. Smith, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Gateway Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computerized system for integrating internet sources and television sources in a convergence system is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the system integrates both television channels and internet channels in a single list of channels available on the system. The lists of channels are stored in an electronic program database. The system solves the problem of managing multiple channels from multiple sources by seamlessly integrating channels from the television with channels from the internet in a single channel list.