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    INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER VALUES FOR DEMOGRAPHIC CATEGORIES
    42.
    发明申请
    INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER VALUES FOR DEMOGRAPHIC CATEGORIES 有权
    用于确定人口统计类别用户价值的交互式电视节目指南系统

    公开(公告)号：US20110088060A1

    公开(公告)日：2011-04-14

    申请号：US12905467

    申请日：2010-10-15

    Applicant: Robert A. Knee ,  Steven J. Reynolds ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  Joel G. Hassell

    Inventor： Robert A. Knee ,  Steven J. Reynolds ,  Michael D. Ellis ,  Joel G. Hassell

    IPC: H04N7/025

    CPC classification number: H04N21/25883 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4662 ,  H04N21/8106 ,  H04N21/812

    Abstract: An interactive television program guide system for determining user input values for demographic categories is provided. The system includes user television equipment having a receiver for receiving program guide information for the interactive television program guide, a user input receiver for receiving user input from user interface, such as a remote control, a microprocessor which utilizes the user input received to determine user values for demographic categories, and memory for storing the user values determined. In one illustrative use of the system for targeting advertisements to a user of the interactive television program guide, the receiver also receives advertisements, where the advertisements have preselected values for specified demographic categories. The user television equipment, preferably using microprocessor, compares the preselected values for the specified demographic categories associated with the advertisements with values of corresponding demographic categories stored in memory to determine which advertisements should be displayed. Those advertisements determined to be displayable based upon the comparison are then displayed.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于确定用于人口统计类别的用户输入值的交互式电视节目指南系统。 该系统包括具有用于接收用于交互式电视节目指南的节目指南信息的接收机的用户电视设备，用于从诸如遥控器的用户接口接收用户输入的用户输入接收机，利用接收到的用户输入来确定用户的微处理器 用于人口统计类别的值，以及用于存储确定的用户值的存储器。 在用于将广告定位到交互式电视节目指南的用户的系统的一个说明性用途中，接收机还接收广告，其中广告具有用于指定人口统计类别的预选值。 优选使用微处理器的用户电视设备将与广告相关联的指定人口统计类别的预选值与存储在存储器中的相应人口统计类别的值进行比较，以确定应显示哪些广告。 然后显示基于比较确定为可显示的那些广告。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIEWING SUBSTITUTE MEDIA WHILE FAST FORWARDING PAST AN ADVERTISEMENT
    43.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIEWING SUBSTITUTE MEDIA WHILE FAST FORWARDING PAST AN ADVERTISEMENT 审中-公开
    用于在快速转发广告时查看替代媒体的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号：US20100119206A1

    公开(公告)日：2010-05-13

    申请号：US12502887

    申请日：2009-07-14

    Applicant: Michael L. Craner ,  Robert A. Knee ,  Michael D. Ellis

    Inventor： Michael L. Craner ,  Robert A. Knee ,  Michael D. Ellis

    IPC: H04N5/91 ,  H04N7/025

    CPC classification number: H04N5/76 ,  G11B27/005 ,  G11B27/036 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/812

    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying substitute media while fast forwarding past advertisements are provided. When a user reaches the advertisement, the interactive media guidance application may receive an instruction to fast forward the advertisement. In response to the fast forward instruction, the interactive media guidance application may identify and display substitute media instead of the advertisement. The substitute media may be an image, a video frame/clip, a graphic, an animated graphic, or any other suitable media. The substitute media may be distributed in the advertisement using any suitable method. For example, the substitute media may be incorporated in the video frames of the advertisement (e.g., overlaid in the video frames of the advertisement), added as hidden video frames distributed in the advertisement, or any other suitable approach. An advertisement tool for creating advertisements that include substitute media, and for previewing advertisements as they are fast forwarded is also provided.

    Abstract translation: 提供了在快速转发广告时显示替代媒体的系统和方法。 当用户到达广告时，交互式媒体引导应用可以接收快速转发广告的指令。 响应于快进指令，交互式媒体引导应用可以识别和显示替代媒体而不是广告。 替代媒体可以是图像，视频帧/剪辑，图形，动画图形或任何其它合适的媒体。 替代媒体可以使用任何合适的方法分发在广告中。 例如，替代媒体可以被并入广告的视频帧（例如，叠加在广告的视频帧中），作为在广告中分配的隐藏视频帧添加，或者任何其他合适的方法。 还提供了用于创建包括替代媒体的广告以及用于在快速转发时预览广告的广告工具。

    Program guide application interface system
    44.
    发明授权
    Program guide application interface system 有权
    程序指南应用程序界面系统

    公开(公告)号：US07624410B2

    公开(公告)日：2009-11-24

    申请号：US10684326

    申请日：2003-10-10

    Applicant: Michael D Ellis ,  Robert A Knee

    Inventor： Michael D Ellis ,  Robert A Knee

    IPC: H04N5/445

    CPC classification number: H04N21/4508 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N5/772 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/7755 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4438 ,  H04N21/4542 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4828

    Abstract: A program guide system is provided that supports a program guide application and multiple non-guide applications. The program guide system has a program guide application interface that allows the non-guide applications to use both device resources and program guide resources. The application interface maintains a list of registered applications and directs control requests from various applications to the current primary application. The application interface also has a user interface input director that directs keystrokes and other user input commands to the appropriate application. If a keystroke for the program guide application is detected while a non-guide application is running, the program guide application is invoked.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种支持程序指南应用程序和多个非引导应用程序的程序指南系统。 程序指南系统具有程序指南应用程序界面，允许非引导应用程序同时使用设备资源和程序指南资源。 应用程序接口维护已注册应用程序的列表，并将来自各种应用程序的控制请求指导到当前主要应用程序。 应用程序界面还具有一个用户界面输入指导器，用于将按键和其他用户输入命令指向适当的应用程序。 如果在非引导应用程序运行时检测到程序指南应用程序的按键，则调用程序指南应用程序。

    Storage management of a recording device in a multi-user system
    45.
    发明申请
    Storage management of a recording device in a multi-user system 有权
    录音设备在多用户系统中的存储管理

    公开(公告)号：US20090100478A1

    公开(公告)日：2009-04-16

    申请号：US11974259

    申请日：2007-10-12

    Applicant: Michael L. Craner ,  Robert A. Knee

    Inventor： Michael L. Craner ,  Robert A. Knee

    IPC: H04N7/173

    CPC classification number: G11B19/00 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/4424 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753

    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing the storage of recordings in a recording device in which the recordings were requested by several users are provided. Each user may be assigned a storage space limit defining the amount of storage space each user is entitled to use. In some embodiments, the storage space limit may be flexibly increased to take advantage of extra space available from other users. The system may intelligently borrow space from other users to limit the risk that a requested recording is canceled due to unavailable storage resources. In some embodiments, the system may jointly allocate a recording to several users who commonly requested a recording. The system may also set aside space in the recording device that is saved exclusively for a particular user. In some embodiments, the recording device may allocate the storage resources based on the usage of the recordings.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于管理在多个用户请求记录的记录装置中记录的存储的系统和方法。 可以为每个用户分配限定每个用户有权使用的存储空间量的存储空间限制。 在一些实施例中，可以灵活地增加存储空间限制以利用来自其他用户的额外空间。 系统可以智能地从其他用户借用空间，以限制由于不可用的存储资源而要求的记录被取消的风险。 在一些实施例中，系统可以共同地将记录分配给通常请求记录的多个用户。 系统还可以在专门为特定用户保存的记录装置中留出空间。 在一些实施例中，记录设备可以基于记录的使用来分配存储资源。

    Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs
    46.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs 有权
    用于广告电视网络，频道和节目的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号：US07503055B2

    公开(公告)日：2009-03-10

    申请号：US10783150

    申请日：2004-02-19

    Applicant: Steven J Reynolds ,  Robert A Knee ,  Michael D Ellis

    Inventor： Steven J Reynolds ,  Robert A Knee ,  Michael D Ellis

    IPC: H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/10

    CPC classification number: H04N21/44222 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/812

    Abstract: The present invention allows control of the presentation of advertisements that are associated with television networks, channels, and programs, and enables a single broadcasting of each advertisement associated with a network to be made to numerous television systems in parallel. The presentation of advertisements that are associated with television networks, channels, and programs is controlled in the present invention by determining at television viewer equipment whether the television networks, channels, or programs with which the advertisements are associated are unavailable to the television viewer or are undesirable to the television viewer. Once this determination has been made, the television viewer equipment then presents the advertisements, or selects and presents suitable alternative advertisements. A single broadcasting of each network advertisement to all television systems is enabled in the present invention by broadcasting each advertisement with a network identifier to all television systems. At the television systems, the network identifier and channel map or program guide information located in television viewer equipment are then used by an interactive program guide or other application running in the television viewer equipment to determine whether a local affiliate for that network is available and not designated as undesirable by the television viewer. If the local affiliate is available and not designated as undesirable, the advertisement is then presented to the television viewer, otherwise a suitable alternative advertisement is then identified and presented to the television viewer.

    Abstract translation: 本发明允许控制与电视网络，频道和节目相关联的广告的呈现，并且使与网络相关联的每个广告的单个广播能够并行地制作到许多电视系统。 在电视观看设备中，通过在电视观众设备判断广告关联的电视网络，频道或节目对于电视观看者是不可用的，在本发明中控制与电视网络，频道和节目相关联的广告的呈现 不利于电视观众。 一旦做出了这个确定，电视观看器设备就会呈现广告，或选择和呈现合适的替代广告。 在本发明中，通过向所有的电视系统广播具有网络标识符的每个广告来实现对所有电视系统的每个网络广告的单次广播。 在电视系统中，位于电视观看器设备中的网络标识符和频道地图或节目指南信息随后由在电视观看器设备中运行的交互节目指南或其他应用程序使用，以确定该网络的本地分支机构是否可用 由电视观众指定为不希望的。 如果本地分支机构可用并且未被指定为不期望的，则该广告然后被呈现给电视观众，否则合适的替代广告然后被识别并呈现给电视观众。

    Interactive media guidance system having multiple devices
    47.
    发明申请
    Interactive media guidance system having multiple devices 有权
    具有多个设备的交互式媒体引导系统

    公开(公告)号：US20080141303A1

    公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

    申请号：US11324187

    申请日：2005-12-29

    Applicant: Todd A. Walker ,  Samir B. Armaly ,  Robert A. Knee

    Inventor： Todd A. Walker ,  Samir B. Armaly ,  Robert A. Knee

    IPC: G06F3/00

    CPC classification number: H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/440263 ,  H04N21/44029 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4621 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/64792

    Abstract: When selecting a television program for recording, a user may configure the delivery of the selected television program and associated data and interactive applications to different user equipment devices in a home network, which may have different capabilities. Because the user equipment devices in the home network may have different capabilities, the user may wish to deliver different types and amount of content, different amounts of data, and different versions of interactive applications to the user equipment devices in the home network.

    Abstract translation: 当选择用于记录的电视节目时，用户可以将所选择的电视节目和相关联的数据和交互式应用的配置配置为可能具有不同能力的家庭网络中的不同用户设备设备。 由于家庭网络中的用户设备可能具有不同的能力，所以用户可能希望向家庭网络中的用户设备提供不同类型和数量的内容，不同数量的数据和不同版本的交互式应用。

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