Patent ID: 7823181

Claim:
A web television comprising: a display; a tuner arranged to select television video for display on the display; an internet module arranged to supply internet video for display on the display, wherein the internet video is derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers; a television controller arranged to control the display; a communication bus arranged to interconnect the internet module and the television controller in order to support two-way communication between the internet module and the television controller, wherein one or more communications that are generated by the television controller for transmission via the communication bus comprise mode information indicating in which of a set of one or more modes that the web television is operating; a PIP module arranged to provide a PIP area of the display; and, a switching means for switching the PIP area between the internet video and the television video, wherein the internet module sends a request for switching the PIP area to the television controller, and wherein the mode information is not included in the internet communications between the web television and the internet content providers.