ENHANCED VIDEO PROGRAMMING SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING A WEB PAGE STAGING AREA

摘要

A web page staging area for construction of web pages hidden from view of th e user and a system (200) for its use is disclosed. Once the web page is constructed, it is displayed to the user based upon timer event information (206) or receipt of a particular command (206) instructing that it be displayed. Use of the staging area provides the user with a more television- like experience in viewing content from the Internet (220) or other source i n that the user need not view a web page being constructed on a display device (209). Use of timer event information (206) for displaying the constructed w eb page permits synchronization of the web page with associated programming.