Patent ID: 6028600
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A system for selectively displaying internet content and television programming on a display, the system comprising:a client, including a display, and channels separately representing individual television content and individual internet content;means for selecting between the channels, wherein when an individual television content channel or an individual internet content channel is selected the client presents the content associated with the selected channel on the display, comprising a rotary wheel menu for enabling the user to select a channel, wherein the rotary wheel menu comprises a series of panels which appear to occupy three-dimensional space including extending behind the television screen, wherein the panels on the front side of the rotary wheel menu can be viewed on the television screen;means for presenting on the display an internet gateway interface which selectively scrolls through links to selected web pages organized according to templates corresponding to web page content displayed on internet content channels; anda server, including means for establishing a data connection with the client and downloading data along the data connection to the client.