A system using one-way TV channels to provide access to Internet content
which, unlike e-mail, is not intended for a particular person but rather
for an audience. An Internet server at a television transmission center
downloads Web pages from Internet sites and retransmits them via a
television network in broadcast manner to simultaneously reach unlimited
number of client computers. The server supplies client computers in
advance with a timetable listing each Web page scheduled for transmission
along with time and channel of the transmission so that client computers,
having their individual selection lists, could automatically download
pages of interest. The system completely eliminates waiting time
downloading Web pages of user's choice whenever they are updated and
instantly presents the pages on request providing television quality of
images, audio and video. In addition, the system facilitates integration
of television and Internet advertising.
