Patent ID: 6532004
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
An appliance system comprising:a web site operably connected to the Internet, the web site having a plurality of web pages, a first of the web pages having a user-selectable option that is not a hypertext link for accessing a second of the plurality of web pages, the user-selectable option being associated with a respective one of a plurality of symbols; an appliance unit having a display and having a plurality of operational modes including an INTERNET mode of operation; and an input device having a user-selectable mode control operably configured to prompt said appliance unit to be in the INTERNET mode and a plurality of user-actuatable controls; each actuatable control operably configured to communicate a respective one of the plurality of symbols to said appliance unit; the appliance having a means for connecting to the Internet when prompted to be in the INTERNET mode, a means for displaying the first of the plurality of web pages when in the INTERNET mode such that the user-selectable option of the first web page is displayed in association with the respective one of the plurality of symbols, and a means for building a request for the second web page in an Internet recognizable format based upon the respective one of the plurality of symbols associated with the user-selectable option of the first web page.