公开(公告)号：US06564379B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-13

申请号：US09070555

申请日：1998-04-30

Applicant: Edward B. Knudson ,  Joel G. Hassell ,  Connie T. Marshall ,  Thomas R. Lemmons ,  Steven J. Reynolds ,  Robert A. Knee ,  Kenneth F. Carpenter, Jr. ,  William L. Thomas ,  W. Benjamin Herrington ,  Steven C. Williamson ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  Donald W. Allison

Inventor： Edward B. Knudson ,  Joel G. Hassell ,  Connie T. Marshall ,  Thomas R. Lemmons ,  Steven J. Reynolds ,  Robert A. Knee ,  Kenneth F. Carpenter, Jr. ,  William L. Thomas ,  W. Benjamin Herrington ,  Steven C. Williamson ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  Donald W. Allison

IPC: H04N5445

CPC classification number: H04N21/482 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/812

Abstract: An interactive television program guide is provided in which advertisements may be displayed in program listings display regions on program guide screens. The program listings display regions may be browse displays or flip displays. The program guide screens contain video for the current channel to which the user is tuned. The program listings display regions containing the advertisements may be overlaid on top of the current channel. Alternatively, the video for the current channel may be provided in a reduced-size video window. The advertisements may contain video. The advertisements may be used to promote television programs and conventional goods and services. Advertisements may be selectable. When a user selects an advertisement, the program guide provides the user with an opportunity to order products or services, request information, set reminders for upcoming programs, view program descriptions, record programs, or take other such actions.

公开(公告)号：US06473559B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-29

申请号：US09654856

申请日：2000-09-05

Applicant: Edward B. Knudson ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  William L. Thomas ,  Bruce L. Davis

Inventor： Edward B. Knudson ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  William L. Thomas ,  Bruce L. Davis

IPC: H04N591

CPC classification number: H04N21/454 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/4882

Abstract: An interactive program guide system is provided. The system facilitates recording of programs selected from the program guide. The system handles the recording and viewing of pay programs, parentally-controlled programs, consecutive programs on different television channels, and programs with and without copy protection. Programs may be recorded using combination television videocassette recorder (TV/VCR) units.

公开(公告)号：US5585866A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-17

申请号：US476215

申请日：1995-06-07

Applicant: Larry Miller ,  Edward B. Knudson ,  Bruce Davis ,  Paul Darata

Inventor： Larry Miller ,  Edward B. Knudson ,  Bruce Davis ,  Paul Darata

IPC: A63F13/12 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N5/60 ,  H04N7/088 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/173

CPC classification number: H04N21/45 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/338 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4438 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N7/0884 ,  H04N7/0887 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N7/17354 ,  A63F2300/409 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N5/60

Abstract: An electronic program schedule system having virtual channels which includes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television program schedule information for a plurality of television programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, is utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and transmit signals in response to the data processor which receives the signals in response to user control commands. A television receiver is used to display the television programs and virtual channel programming. A video display generator receives video control commands from the data processor and generates and displays a plurality of virtual channels, each virtual channel being accessible as a channel and associated with a service delivered on a subset of the channels.

Abstract translation: 一种具有虚拟通道的电子节目安排系统，其包括用于接收用于多个电视频道的广播，卫星或有线电视节目的接收机和用于将电视接收机调谐到所述多个频道中的所选择的一个频道的调谐器。 数据处理器接收并存储用于多个电视节目的存储器电视节目安排信息以出现在多个电视频道上。 观众使用诸如遥控器的用户控制装置，以响应于接收到响应于用户控制命令的信号的数据处理器选择用户控制命令和发送信号。 电视接收机用于显示电视节目和虚拟频道节目。 视频显示生成器从数据处理器接收视频控制命令，并生成并显示多个虚拟通道，每个虚拟通道可作为通道进行访问，并与在通道子集上传送的服务相关联。