A method and system for providing Web-based information that is relevant
to a program being viewed on a television. A data stream providing a set
of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) is provided along with the program
content. The URLs identify Web sites that are relevant to the program
content. Based on user preferences specified in a user profile, URLs for
Web sites that are likely to be of particular interest to the user can be
culled from the overall set of URLs. These URLs are sent to a device
connected to the Internet (e.g., a personal computer system), allowing
the user to access Web-based information relevant to the program content.
The program content continues to be displayed on the television and the
Web-based information is displayed on the personal computer system.
Accordingly, the user can view targeted information that is of interest
without interrupting the display on the television.