Patent ID: 7454777

Claim:
An apparatus for displaying information on a television, comprising: a circuit that receives wireless television communication signals, the wireless television communication signals including sensory data and programming data related to the sensory data and provides digital signals comprising at least one of the sensory data and the programming data; a circuit that receives computer network communication signals; a buffer logic circuit that receives the digital signals and facilitates communication is coupled with both the circuit that receives wireless television communication signals and the circuit that receives computer network communication signals, wherein the buffer logic circuit facilitates communication between the circuit that receives wireless television communication signals and the circuit that receives computer network communication signals, including facilitating the transfer of commands and the digital signals between the circuit that receives wireless television communication signals and the circuit that receives computer network communication signals, such that the buffer logic circuit receives data from the circuit that receives wireless television communication signals, buffers the data without decoding the data and passes the data to the circuit that receives computer network communication signals; a circuit that displays the received wireless television communication signals and the received computer network communication signals on the television; and a circuit that displays an option palette on the television, the option palette having a plurality of icons that facilitate a user's navigation through the received wireless television communication signals; wherein the circuit that receives computer network communication signals further comprises a first video processor; and the buffer logic circuit comprises a second video processor that receives the digital signals from the circuit that receives wireless television communication signals and forwards the digital signals to the circuit that receives computer network communication signals.