Abstract: The invention is an Internet access system reducing Internet traffic and delays in content presentation. It puts together interactivity of the Internet and congestion-free content delivery inherent in broadcast radio and television. An access server located at a broadcast center receives clients requests for Internet objects (web pages, music files etc.) via a two-way medium, downloads from the Internet a single copy of that object no matter how many clients have requested the object and then retransmits the copy in a broadcast manner so that all clients requested the same object could download it simultaneously. The system provides a repeated transmission of objects in high demand to reduce interaction between Internet clients and access server while operating in two modes of content delivery: an immediate delivery on request and a planned delivery according to a schedule. In both modes users receive Internet content of their choice at the time of their choice.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A system for distribution of advertisements to interested recipients only via one-way nonaddressable television media and for transmission of orders from recipients to advertisers via two-way addressable Internet media. A system for electronic delivery of newspapers, magazines, books, music, video and computer software to authorized recipients only via nonaddressable television media with recipients' authorization via addressable Internet media. As a result, usage of slow and overcrowded Internet in e-commerce is limited to relatively low-volume communications that need to be addressable while all high-volume information is transferred through fast one-way television lines to bypass the Internet and reach simultaneously an unlimited number of recipients.