Patent ID: 7503057
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for selectively displaying Internet content and television programming on a display, the system comprising: a client, wherein the client comprises a display, and wherein the client receives television content and Internet content via a plurality of channels; a selecting element for selecting a channel from the plurality of channels, wherein when a channel is selected, the client presents the content associated with the selected channel on the display; links for selecting a web page from a plurality of web pages, the plurality of web pages organized according to a plurality of templates that arrange web page content in categories; a presenting element for presenting on the display an Internet gateway interface, the Internet gateway interface for scrolling through the links; a server, wherein the server comprises a connecting element for establishing a data connection with the client; a menu that provides a uniform user interface for navigating among the plurality of channels, wherein the menu comprises a plurality of discrete panels displayed on at least a portion of a rotary wheel such that the discrete panels appear to be positioned in a three-dimensional space; and a rotating element for rotating the rotary wheel to simulate movement within the three-dimensional space, wherein as the displayed rotary wheel is rotated, the discrete panels on a front side of the rotary wheel occlude the discrete panels on a back side of the rotary wheel.