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To: Naren thappeta who wrote (270)8/25/1999 5:10:00 PM
From: NY Stew   of 6516
 
This recently issued European patent may have something to do with todays news.

Title:ACCESS TO INTERNET DATA THROUGH A TELEVISION SYSTEM

Publication date:1999-08-04

Inventor(s):
MACRAE DOUGLAS B (US); YUEN HENRY C (US); MANKOVITZ ROY J (US); LEUNG ELSIE Y (US); KWOH DANIEL S (US); WESTBERG THOMAS E (US)

Applicant(s):GEMSTAR DEV CORP (US)

Requested Patent:EP0932979 A 19990804

Application Number:EP19970910985 19971016

Priority Number(s):WO1997US18664 19971016; US19960028138P 19971016; US19960032571P 19971016; US19960032136P 19971016; US19970035236P 19971016; US19970035029P 19971016; US19970040763P 19971016 IPC
Classification:H04N7/173 ; H04N7/16 ; H04N7/00

Published doc.:WO9817064

ABSTRACT:

An interactive television system in which a URL representing an Internet web site is encoded in a television signal. The user may link to the web site by selecting an icon (95) displayed on the television screen.
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