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CA 2369972 A1 · Owner: Proehl, Andy · Inventors: Mingo, Kim; Proehl, Andy
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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An integrated DSS/WebTV receiver (12) is communicatively connected to an Internet service provider (24), a DSS service provider and (optionally) a , local broadcast station (28) to provide a display of DSS programs Internet , web sites, and local broadcast channels in a seamless fashion. The DSS/WebTV receiver (12) downloads graphic images corresponding to DSS programs, from a DSS communication medium or the Internet into a local memory. The graphic images are periodically updated by the DSS service provider or Internet service provider (24). The DSS/WebTV receiver (12) generates a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a television screen (16) for facilitating a , user's …
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- Filed March 17, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 17, 2020.
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