公开(公告)号：US20130185754A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-18

申请号：US13761477

申请日：2013-02-07

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Edward B. Knudson ,  Joel G. Hassell ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  William L. Thomas

IPC分类号： H04N21/482

CPC分类号： H04N21/4828 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N2005/44556

摘要： An interactive television program guide system is provided in which the program guide may provide the user with a selectable list of combination categories. Combination categories are composed of multiple simple Categories such as sports, news, comedy, movies, children, etc. Program listings are supplied to the program guide. At least some of the program listings are associated with combination categories. A combination category build process may be used to assign combination categories to program listings. The user is able to use the selectable categories list to quickly identify programming of interest.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种交互式电视节目指南系统，其中节目指南可以向用户提供组合类别的可选列表。 组合类别由运动，新闻，喜剧，电影，儿童等多个简单类别组成，节目列表将提供给节目指南。 至少一些程序列表与组合类别相关联。 可以使用组合类别构建过程来将组合类别分配给节目列表。 用户能够使用可选择的类别列表来快速识别感兴趣的程序。

公开(公告)号：US09154843B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-06

申请号：US14254748

申请日：2014-04-16

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Michael D. Ellis ,  William L. Thomas ,  Thomas R. Lemmons

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/2318 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04N21/274

CPC分类号： H04N21/2353 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N7/17336 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/2225 ,  H04N21/23113 ,  H04N21/2318 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/2335 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/25435 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/274 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47208 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/6175 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded.

摘要翻译： 提供交互式电视节目指南系统。 交互式电视节目指南为用户提供了选择在远程媒体服务器上进行录制的节目的机会。 程序也可以记录在本地媒体服务器上。 程序指南为用户提供了从媒体服务器播放的程序和程序的实时缓存副本的程序的类似VCR的控制。 节目指南还为用户提供了指定节目可能被录制的礼物收件人的机会。

公开(公告)号：US09148703B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-29

申请号：US14493074

申请日：2014-09-22

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Peter C. Boylan, III ,  Michael D. Ellis

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/8545 ,  H04N21/858

CPC分类号： H04N21/4314 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8133 ,  H04N21/8153 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8545 ,  H04N21/858

摘要： An interactive television system with programming-related links is provided. The system may include user television equipment on which interactive program guide and non-program-guide applications may be implemented. Information that is displayed in a display screen for a non-program-guide application may be related to programming. A display screen or overlay for programming that is related to the information may be displayed when a user selects the displayed information. The display or overlay for the programming may include advertisements, video, graphics, options, or programming descriptions. The display screen or overlay may have been displayed by the program guide application.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有编程相关链接的交互式电视系统。 该系统可以包括可以在其上实现交互式节目指南和非节目指南应用的用户电视设备。 在非程序指南应用的显示屏中显示的信息可能与编程有关。 当用户选择显示的信息时，可以显示与信息相关的用于编程的显示屏幕或覆盖物。 编程的显示或覆盖可以包括广告，视频，图形，选项或编程描述。 显示屏幕或重叠画面可能已被节目指南应用程序显示。

公开(公告)号：US20150058904A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-26

申请号：US14531624

申请日：2014-11-03

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Michael D. Ellis ,  William L. Thomas ,  Thomas R. Lemmons

IPC分类号： H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/231

CPC分类号： H04N21/2353 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N7/17336 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/2225 ,  H04N21/23113 ,  H04N21/2318 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/2335 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/25435 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/274 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47208 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/6175 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded.

摘要翻译： 提供交互式电视节目指南系统。 交互式电视节目指南为用户提供了选择在远程媒体服务器上进行录制的节目的机会。 程序也可以记录在本地媒体服务器上。 程序指南为用户提供了从媒体服务器播放的程序和程序的实时缓存副本的程序的类似VCR的控制。 节目指南还为用户提供了指定节目可能被录制的礼物收件人的机会。

公开(公告)号：US08904439B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-02

申请号：US14022635

申请日：2013-09-10

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Edward B. Knudson ,  Joel G. Hassell ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  William L. Thomas

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/482 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N21/45

CPC分类号： H04N21/4828 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N2005/44556

摘要： An interactive television program guide system is provided in which the program guide may provide the user with a selectable list of combination categories. Combination categories are composed of multiple simple categories such as sports, news, comedy, movies, children, etc. Program listings are supplied to the program guide. At least some of the program listings are associated with combination categories. A combination category build process may be used to assign combination categories to program listings. The user is able to use the selectable categories list to quickly identify programming of interest.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种交互式电视节目指南系统，其中节目指南可以向用户提供组合类别的可选列表。 组合类别由运动，新闻，喜剧，电影，儿童等多个简单类别组成。节目列表提供给节目指南。 至少一些程序列表与组合类别相关联。 可以使用组合类别构建过程来将组合类别分配给节目列表。 用户能够使用可选择的类别列表来快速识别感兴趣的程序。

公开(公告)号：US20140229967A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US14252760

申请日：2014-04-14

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： William L. Thomas ,  Joel G. Hassell ,  Edward B. Knudson ,  Connie T. Marshall ,  Thomas R. Lemmons ,  Franklin E. Boyer ,  David M. Berezowski ,  Donald C. Kern ,  Michael D. Ellis

IPC分类号： H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4725

CPC分类号： H04N21/44222 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44245 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47211 ,  H04N21/4725 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8173 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N2005/4441

摘要： A program guide system is provided in which interactive television program guide advertisement usage is monitored. Advertisement usage may be monitored by monitoring when advertisements are transmitted from a television distribution facility to user television equipment. Advertisement usage information may also be monitored by monitoring when advertisements are received by the user television equipment. Advertisement usage information may also be monitored at the time at which advertisements are displayed by a program guide. Less important data may be filtered from the collected advertisement usage data. Other activities that may be monitored include the viewing activities of the user, which program guide screens are displayed, and which non-program-guide applications are used. Real-time ratings information (e.g., real-time ratings of the popularity of certain television programs, video games, or other applications) may be provided to users in real time.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种节目指南系统，其中监视交互式电视节目指南广告使用。 广告使用可以通过监视广告是否从电视分配设备传送到用户电视设备来监视。 也可以通过监视用户电视设备接收到广告时的广告使用信息。 广告使用信息也可以在节目指南显示广告时被监视。 可能从收集的广告使用数据中过滤不太重要的数据。 可能被监视的其他活动包括用户的观看活动，显示哪个节目指南屏幕以及使用哪些非节目指南应用程序。 可以实时地向用户提供实时评分信息（例如，某些电视节目，视频游戏或其他应用的普及度的实时评级）。

公开(公告)号：US20140223494A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-07

申请号：US14248877

申请日：2014-04-09

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

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

IPC分类号： H04N21/472

CPC分类号： H04N21/4668 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/47211 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/8126 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A system is provided that allows a user to select a pay program for purchase from a program guide. The program guide determines whether the selected program is part of a package of pay programs. If the selected program is part of a package, information regarding the package is provided to the user so that the user may decide whether to purchase the package. If the selected program is part of several packages, information for all packages is provided. The system automatically sets reminders for packages containing repetitive programming. The system monitors whether the user has watched any of the programs in such packages. When the user watches a program from the package, the remaining reminders are cancelled. If a user does not watch any programs in a package of any type, purchase of the package is cancelled and the user is provided with the opportunity to reschedule.

公开(公告)号：US20140208367A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-24

申请号：US14222489

申请日：2014-03-21

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Toby DeWeese ,  Pamela L. McKissick ,  William L. Thomas ,  Michael D. Ellis

IPC分类号： H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/2665

CPC分类号： H04N21/4788 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/2408 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/4756 ,  H04N21/4758 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/632 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8173 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8545

摘要： A television chat system is provided that allows television viewers to engage in real-time communications in chat groups with other television viewers while watching television. Users of the television chat system may engage in real-time communications with other users who are currently watching the same television program or channel.The system allows real-time communications in a chat group to be transmitted between users at user television equipment devices via a television distribution facility. The television chat system of the present invention permits users to join chat groups related to television programs, channels, or categories of programs that the user may be interested in. Real-time communications may be textual messages, audio communications, or video communications.

摘要翻译： 提供电视聊天系统，其允许电视观众在观看电视的同时与其他电视观众进行聊天组中的实时通信。 电视聊天系统的用户可以与正在观看同一电视节目或频道的其他用户进行实时通信。 该系统允许通过电视分配设施在用户电视设备设备的用户之间传输聊天组中的实时通信。 本发明的电视聊天系统允许用户加入与电视节目，频道或用户可能感兴趣的节目类别相关的聊天组。实时通信可以是文本消息，音频通信或视频通信。

公开(公告)号：US20140208358A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-24

申请号：US14223706

申请日：2014-03-24

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： William L. Thomas ,  W. Benjamin Herrington ,  David M. Berezowski ,  Robert A. Knee ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  Todd A. Walker ,  M. Scott Reichardt ,  L. Joe Hedges, Esq.

IPC分类号： H04N21/482

CPC分类号： H04N21/4755 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/17336 ,  H04N21/2393 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4333 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4828

摘要： Systems and methods for providing guidance to users for finding media are described. Such systems and methods may be provided in interactive media guides such as program guides, web browsers, or other suitable interactive media guides.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于向用户寻找媒体提供指导的系统和方法。 可以在诸如节目指南，网络浏览器或其他合适的交互式媒体指南的交互式媒体指南中提供这样的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US20140169770A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-19

申请号：US14183223

申请日：2014-02-18

申请人： United Video Properties, Inc.

发明人： Edward B. Knudson ,  Thomas R. Lemmons ,  Kevin D. Satterfield ,  Donald W. Allison ,  Michael D. Ellis

IPC分类号： H04N9/79

CPC分类号： H04N21/47214 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4583 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N2005/44547

摘要： An interactive television program guide system with program series reminder and recording capabilities is provided. The system allows a user to set a reminder or schedule a recording for a single episode or for each episode of a program series. In addition, other options may be provided that allow the user to determine, for example, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all channels on which the program airs or only on a selected channels, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for all episodes including reruns or only new episodes, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for network or syndicated episodes, and whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all days or only on selected days of the week. Before the scheduled broadcast time of each episode of each selected program series, the system sends a reminder message to the user that reminds the user of the program episode or sends a record command to a videocassette recorder to initiate recording of the episode. The system allows a user to view a list of all currently requested program reminders and scheduled program recordings. The user may update, change, or cancel any entry in either list or the system may automatically update the lists to match new broadcast schedule information. If the user sets a reminder or schedules a recording that conflicts with an existing reminder or recording, the system may inform the user of the conflict and allow the user to resolve the conflict or the system may resolve the conflict.