Patent ID: 6493037
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A television receiver for receiving a television picture signal having a data signal associated therewith, said associated data signal representing pages of text and/or graphics, a page being the data displayable in place of or superimposed on a television picture, said television receiver comprising:a data acquisition circuit for acquiring at least selected pages of said associated data; a multi-page memory for storing a plurality of pages of data; means for grouping acquired pages according to a plurality of different criteria, one or more of the pages of each group being linked with a page of that group currently being displayed; page selection means for selecting a page for display; means for displaying a plurality of identification symbols relating to at least some of the pages linked to the displayed page, each of said identification symbols being related to a symbol on said page selection means for selecting, for display, a linked page identified by an identification symbol; and means for displaying one or more further identification symbols for indicating which criteria apply to the group whose identification symbols are currently being displayed, wherein each of the identification symbols has a different color.