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US6732369:
Systems and methods for contextually linking television program information
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Schein, Steven M.; Menlo Park, CA
O'Brien, Sean A.; San Jose, CA
Leftwich, James Jay; Palo Alto, CA
Broughton, Susan; Tracy, CA
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| Assignee: |
Starsight Telecast, Inc., Fremont, CA
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| Published / Filed: |
2004-05-04
/ 1997-04-11
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| Application Number: |
US1997000837298
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
H04N 5/445;
H04N 5/782;
H04N 7/08;
H04N 7/088;
H04N 7/16;
H04N 5/45;
H04N 5/775;
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H04N 7/087;
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IPC-7:
H04N 5/445;
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| ECLA Code: |
H04N5/445M; H04N5/782; H04N7/08; H04N7/088D; H04N7/16E3;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
725/039;
348/552;
348/563;
348/564;
348/E05.104;
348/E05.105;
348/E05.112;
348/E07.024;
348/E07.034;
348/E07.063;
386/E05.043;
725/040;
725/046;
725/139;
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725/039;
348/552;
348/563;
348/564;
725/040;
725/046;
725/139;
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348/906,552,563,569,6,7,10,12,13
345/327,717,719
455/3.2,4.1,4.2,5.1,6.1,6.2,3.04,3.05,3.06
725/039,40,43,45,46,82,139,151
H04N 710
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| Priority Number: |
| 1997-04-11 |
US1997000837298 |
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US1995000537650 |
| 1996-07-26 |
US1996000022826P |
| 1996-04-19 |
US1996000015648P |
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| Abstract: |
The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Miller, John; Desir, Jean W.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of Provisional Patent Application Ser. Nos. 60/022,826, filed on Jul. 26, 1996, and 60/015,648, filed on Apr. 19, 1996, and U.S. patent aplication Ser. No. 08/537,650, filed on Oct. 2, 1995, now abandoned the complete disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. This application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/837,025, filed Apr. 11, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No 638,274, and its Appendices A, B, and C, the complete disclosure which is also incorporated herein by reference.
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What is claimed is:
1. An intelligent electronic program guide system including a display screen comprising:
- a database local to a viewer for storing television schedule information including information about television programs and a plurality of subject matters associated with each television program;
- means local to a viewer for displaying on the display screen some of the schedule information in guide format;
- means local to the viewer for automatically generating a user preference file including a favorite subject matter about the television programs that a viewer would likely be interested in;
- means local to a viewer for automatically searching the database for matching a television program that includes the identified favorite subject matter;
- means local to a viewer for tagging the matched television program stored in the local database that includes the generated favorite subject matter; and
- means local to the viewer for automatically activating a function of the local program guide system responsive to the tagged television program.
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