Patent ID: 6351270
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus for displaying information on a television, comprising:a first circuit that receives wireless television communication signals, the wireless television communication signals including channels of informational content data, which includes video data and audio data, and program content data related to the informational content data, wherein the first circuit causes to be simultaneously displayed on the television a video signal corresponding to the video data of a selected channel of the informational data, a decimated video region for displaying, in reduced form, the video signal of the selected channel, and a program guide logo in which there is displayed program guide information corresponding to selected program content data along with a miniature video of the video signal of the selected channel; a second circuit that receives computer network communication signals; and wherein the first circuit and the second circuit together process the received wireless television communication signals and the received computer network communication signals such that the received wireless television communication signals and the received computer network communication signals can be selectively displayed on the television.