14. A method for displaying a string of characters in a television system, wherein the television system comprises a set top box comprising a processor, a memory and one or more glyph sets, the method comprising: transmitting an application program and a glyph, wherein said application program includes a character for display on a television, wherein said glyph describes a graphic representation of said character; receiving said application program and said glyph; adding said received glyph to a list of downloaded glyphs in said memory; executing said application program; searching a hash table for information regarding a glyph corresponding to said character; and rendering said character for display on the television using one of said received glyph and said one or more glyph sets to render said character for display on the television.
17. The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising determining if particular glyphs are present in said one or more glyph sets of said set top box.