Patent ID: 6104390
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: G09G,H04N

Abstract:
A electronic convergence device having a TV mode and a computer mode, said electronic convergence device comprising:a computer subsystem;a convergence module adapted to receive signals intended for a television, said convergence device connected to said computer subsystem;a monitor, connected to said computer subsystem, for displaying said computer mode and said TV mode to said user,an input device for allowing a user to input commands to said electronic convergence device, wherein a first command changes a mode of said electronic convergence device from a computer mode to a TV mode and wherein said computer subsystem alters a top-most characteristic of a top-most window to an altered top-most window that has a characteristic of a non-top most window after said first command is received by said electronic convergence device such that said top-most window cannot be displayed when said electronic convergence device is in TV mode unless further input is provided by said user.