Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for providing display data for
use with a television, comprising the steps of: providing a data signal comprising said
display data which is coded according to a hypertext
markup language; recovering said data signal from said data
stream; and processing said data signal to provide a
signal suitable for reproduction on the television; wherein said display data allows a user to
invoke function calls for controlling selected
functions of at least one of a television and a non-television
appliance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: said display data allows a user to invoke
hyperlinks for viewing selected portions of said
display data.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
30 words
The method of one of the preceding claims,
wherein: said display data allows a user to invoke
function calls for viewing selected portions of an
associated video programming service signal.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
21 words
The method of one of the preceding claims,
wherein: said display data provides information
regarding an associated video programming service
signal.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
31 words
The method of one of the preceding claims,
wherein: said display data provides a viewer input
field for allowing viewing of an associated video
programming service signal on a fee basis.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
33 words
The method of one of the preceding claims,
comprising the further step of: processing said data signal and said
associated video programming service signal for
display on the television in an overlay manner.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
27 words
The method of one of the preceding claims,
wherein: said data signal and an associated video
programming service signal are carried in a digital
transport data stream.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
88 words
An apparatus for providing display data
for use with a television, comprising: means for providing a data signal
comprising said display data which is coded
according to a hypertext markup language; means for recovering said data signal from
said data stream; a processor for processing said data
signal to provide a signal suitable for reproduction
on the television; and means responsive to said display data for
allowing a user to invoke function calls for
controlling selected functions of at least one of a
television and a non-television appliance.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein: said display data allows a user to invoke
hyperlinks for viewing selected portions of said
display data.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of one of claims 8-9,
wherein: said display data allows a user to invoke
function calls for viewing selected portions of an
associated video programming service signal.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of one of claims 8-10,
wherein: said display data provides information
regarding an associated video programming service
signal.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of one of claims 8-11,
wherein: said display data provides a viewer input
field for allowing viewing of an associated video
programming service signal on a fee basis.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of one of claims 8-12,
further comprising: a combiner for combining said data signal
and an associated video programming service signal
for display on the television in an overlay manner.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of one of claims 8-13,
wherein: said data signal and an associated video
programming service signal are carried in a digital
transport data stream.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
87 words
A receiver for providing display data for
use with a television, comprising: an input for receiving a data signal
comprising said display data which is coded
according to a hypertext markup language; a display data processor for processing
said data signal to provide a signal suitable for
reproduction on the television; and a user command processor operatively
associated with said display data processor for
receiving user commands and invoking corresponding
function calls for controlling selected functions of
at least one of a television and a non-television
appliance.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The receiver of claim 15, further
comprising: an input for receiving a video programming
service signal; and a video processor for processing said
video programming service signal; wherein: said display data signal provides
information regarding said video programming service
signal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The receiver of claim 16, wherein: said video processor is responsive to said
user command processor for invoking said function
calls.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The receiver of one of claims 15-17,
wherein: said display data processor is responsive
to said user command processor for allowing a user
to invoke hyperlinks for viewing selected portions
of said display data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The receiver of one of claims 15-18,
wherein said display data provides a viewer input
field for allowing viewing of an associated video
programming service signal on a fee basis.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The receiver of one of claims 15-19,
wherein: a relationship between said function calls
and said selected functions is determined according
to a uniform resource locator syntax.