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A system for integrating video programming with the vast information resources of the Internet. A computer based system receives a video program with embedded uniform resource locators (URLs). The URLs, the effective addresses of locations or Web sites on the Internet, are interpreted by the system

A system for integrating video programming with the vast information resources of the Internet. A computer based system receives a video program with embedded uniform resource locators (URLs). The URLs, the effective addresses of locations or Web sites on the Internet, are interpreted by the system and direct the system to the Web site locations to retrieve related Web pages. Upon receipt of the Web pages by the system, the Web pages are synchronized to the video content for display. The video program signal can be displayed on a video window on a conventional personal computer screen. The actual retrieved Web pages are time stamped to also be displayed, on another portion of the display screen, when predetermined related video content is displayed in the video window.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A system for presenting integrated television programming and corresponding related Internet information segments obtained from Web sites on the Internet, the system comprising:a means for receiving programming, wherein the programming contains a video signal, an audio signal and o

[ We claim:] [1.] A system for presenting integrated television programming and corresponding related Internet information segments obtained from Web sites on the Internet, the system comprising:a means for receiving programming, wherein the programming contains a video signal, an audio signal and one or more uniform resource locators, wherein the uniform resource locators specify one or more Internet addresses of the information segments which relate specifically to the content of the video and audio signals of the programming;a means for decoding, connected to the receiving means, the uniform resource locators to determine the specified Internet addresses;a controller means, connected to the decoding means, for interpreting the uniform resource locators;a web browser, connected to the decoding means and the controller means, for sending message requests to specific Internet sites located at the Internet addresses corresponding to the uniform resource locators and consequently receiving the one or more requested Internet information segments residing at the determined Internet addresses, the browser retrieves the requested Internet information segments under the direction and control of the controller means; anda display means, connected to the controller and receiving means, for presenting the video and audio signals concurrently with the Internet information segments;whereby the Internet information segments are synchronized to the video signal and displayed at predetermined times during the program.