公开(公告)号：US08613020B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-17

申请号：US11371490

申请日：2006-03-08

申请人： Edward Knudson ,  Joel Hassell ,  Connie Marshall ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Robert Knee ,  Kenneth Carpenter, Jr. ,  William Thomas ,  W. Benjamin Herrington ,  Steven Williamson ,  Michael Ellis ,  Donald Allison

发明人： Edward Knudson ,  Joel Hassell ,  Connie Marshall ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Robert Knee ,  Kenneth Carpenter, Jr. ,  William Thomas ,  W. Benjamin Herrington ,  Steven Williamson ,  Michael Ellis ,  Donald Allison

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

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

摘要： 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：US20080086745A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-10

申请号：US11901004

申请日：2007-09-14

申请人： Edward Knudson ,  Joel Hassell ,  Connie Marshall ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Robert Knee ,  Kenneth Carpenter ,  William Thomas ,  W. Herrington ,  Steven Williamson ,  Michael Ellis ,  Donald Allison

发明人： Edward Knudson ,  Joel Hassell ,  Connie Marshall ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Robert Knee ,  Kenneth Carpenter ,  William Thomas ,  W. Herrington ,  Steven Williamson ,  Michael Ellis ,  Donald Allison

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4316 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4725 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N2005/44556

摘要： An interactive television program guide is provided in which advertisements may be displayed on program guide screens. Banner advertisements may be displayed above and below program listings. Panel advertisements may be provided adjacent to program listings. The advertisements may contain video. The advertisements may be used to promote television programs and conventional goods and services. 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. Embedded advertisements may be provided within the program listings region and may be automatically displayed immediately adjacent to related program listings.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种交互式电视节目指南，其中可以在节目指南屏幕上显示广告。 横幅广告可能显示在节目列表的上方和下方。 可以在程序列表附近提供面板广告。 广告可能包含视频。 广告可用于宣传电视节目和传统商品和服务。 当用户选择广告时，节目指南向用户提供订购产品或服务的机会，请求信息，设置即将到来的节目的提醒，查看节目描述，记录节目或采取其他这样的动作。 可以在程序列表区域内提供嵌入式广告，并且可以自动地显示在相关程序列表的附近。

公开(公告)号：US20060156336A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US11371490

申请日：2006-03-08

申请人： Edward Knudson ,  Joel Hassell ,  Connie Marshall ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Robert Knee ,  Kenneth Carpenter ,  William Thomas ,  W. Herrington ,  Steven Williamson ,  Michael Ellis ,  Donald Allison

发明人： Edward Knudson ,  Joel Hassell ,  Connie Marshall ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Robert Knee ,  Kenneth Carpenter ,  William Thomas ,  W. Herrington ,  Steven Williamson ,  Michael Ellis ,  Donald Allison

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00

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

摘要： An interactive television program guide is provided in which advertisements may be displayed in program listings display Legions 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.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种交互式电视节目指南，其中广告可以在节目列表中显示在节目指南屏幕上的军团。 程序列表显示区域可以是浏览显示或翻转显示。 节目指南屏幕包含用户调谐到的当前频道的视频。 包含广告的节目列表显示区域可以覆盖在当前频道的顶部。 或者，可以在缩小尺寸的视频窗口中提供用于当前频道的视频。 广告可能包含视频。 广告可用于宣传电视节目和传统商品和服务。 广告可以选择。 当用户选择广告时，节目指南向用户提供订购产品或服务的机会，请求信息，设置即将到来的节目的提醒，查看节目描述，记录节目或采取其他这样的动作。

公开(公告)号：US20050216936A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-29

申请号：US10947545

申请日：2004-09-20

申请人： Edward Knudson ,  Joel Hassell ,  Connie Marshall ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Robert Knee ,  Kenneth Carpenter ,  William Thomas ,  W. Herrington ,  Steven Williamson ,  Michael Ellis ,  Donald Allison

发明人： Edward Knudson ,  Joel Hassell ,  Connie Marshall ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Robert Knee ,  Kenneth Carpenter ,  William Thomas ,  W. Herrington ,  Steven Williamson ,  Michael Ellis ,  Donald Allison

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G06F3/00 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/10

CPC分类号： H04N21/4316 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4725 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N2005/44556

摘要： An interactive television program guide is provided in which advertisements may be displayed on program guide screens. Banner advertisements may be displayed above and below program listings. Panel advertisements may be provided adjacent to program listings. The advertisements may contain video. The advertisements may be used to promote television programs and conventional goods and services. 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. Embedded advertisements may be provided within the program listings region and may be automatically displayed immediately adjacent to related program listings.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种交互式电视节目指南，其中可以在节目指南屏幕上显示广告。 横幅广告可能显示在节目列表的上方和下方。 可以在程序列表附近提供面板广告。 广告可能包含视频。 广告可用于宣传电视节目和传统商品和服务。 当用户选择广告时，节目指南向用户提供订购产品或服务的机会，请求信息，设置即将到来的节目的提醒，查看节目描述，记录节目或采取其他这样的动作。 可以在程序列表区域内提供嵌入式广告，并且可以自动地显示在相关程序列表的附近。

公开(公告)号：US20050155056A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-14

申请号：US10923263

申请日：2004-08-20

申请人： Robert Knee ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Michael Ellis ,  Joel Hassell

发明人： Robert Knee ,  Steven Reynolds ,  Michael Ellis ,  Joel Hassell

IPC分类号： H04N7/16 ,  H04N17/00 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04H9/00 ,  H04N7/025

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

摘要： 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, 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, the receiver also receives advertisements, where the advertisements have preselected values for specified demographic categories. The user television equipment, preferably using a 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.

摘要翻译： 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，用于从用户接口接收用户输入的用户输入接收机，利用所接收的用户输入来确定人口统计类别的用户价值的微处理器，以及 用于存储确定的用户值的存储器。 在用于定向广告的系统的一个说明性用途中，接收器还接收广告，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。

公开(公告)号：US20050028208A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-03

申请号：US10927814

申请日：2004-08-26

申请人： Michael Ellis ,  William Thomas ,  Joel Hassell ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  David Berezowski ,  Robert Knee ,  Robert McCoy

发明人： Michael Ellis ,  William Thomas ,  Joel Hassell ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  David Berezowski ,  Robert Knee ,  Robert McCoy

IPC分类号： H04N5/44 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4227 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N7/106 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/8126

摘要： An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program guide equipment by a remote access link to provide a user with remote access to program guide functions. An interactive television program guide system based on multiple user television equipment devices in a single household is provided. The system provides a user with an opportunity to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the interactive television program guides. Program guide setting include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorites features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有远程访问功能的交互式电视节目指南。 互动电视节目指南在互动电视节目指南设备上实现。 远程节目指南访问设备通过远程访问链接连接到交互式电视节目指南设备，以向用户提供对节目指南功能的远程访问。 提供了一种基于单户家庭中多用户电视设备的交互式电视节目指南系统。 该系统为用户提供了利用给定的交互式电视节目指南来调整节目指南设置的机会。 节目指南设置包括与设置节目提醒，个人资料，节目录制功能，消息功能，收藏功能，家长控制功能，节目指南设置功能（例如音频和视频和语言设置）等有关的功能。

公开(公告)号：US20080010655A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-10

申请号：US11820587

申请日：2007-06-19

申请人： Michael Ellis ,  William Thomas ,  Joel Hassell ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  David Berezowski ,  Robert Knee ,  Robert McCoy

发明人： Michael Ellis ,  William Thomas ,  Joel Hassell ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  David Berezowski ,  Robert Knee ,  Robert McCoy

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/4227 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N7/106 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/8126

摘要： An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program guide equipment by a remote access link to provide a user with remote access to program guide functions.

公开(公告)号：US20070271582A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-22

申请号：US11704736

申请日：2007-02-09

申请人： Michael Ellis ,  Edward Knudson ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Joel Hassell ,  Robert Knee ,  Kevin Easterbrook

发明人： Michael Ellis ,  Edward Knudson ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  Joel Hassell ,  Robert Knee ,  Kevin Easterbrook

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/25891 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482

摘要： An interactive television program guide system is provided in which a user may inform a program guide of the user's interests. Information on the user's interests may be stored in a preference profile. There may be more than one preference profile, each for a different user. Each preference profile contains a number of preference attributes (program titles, genres, viewing times, channels, broadcast characteristics, etc.). A preference level (e.g., strong or weak like, strong or weak dislike, illegal, mandatory, don't care, etc.) that is indicative of the user's level of interest is associated with each preference attribute. Preference profiles may be used to restrict the programs that are listed in various program listings display screens and may be used to limit the channels to which the program guide allows the user to tune.

公开(公告)号：US20060031883A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US11246392

申请日：2005-10-07

申请人： Michael Ellis ,  William Thomas ,  Joel Hassell ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  David Berezowski ,  Robert Knee ,  Robert McCoy

发明人： Michael Ellis ,  William Thomas ,  Joel Hassell ,  Thomas Lemmons ,  David Berezowski ,  Robert Knee ,  Robert McCoy

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N7/173 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4227 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N7/106 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/8126

摘要： An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program guide equipment by a remote access link to provide a user with remote access to program guide functions.

公开(公告)号：US20060010469A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-12

申请号：US11080321

申请日：2005-03-15

申请人： Steven Reynolds ,  David Berezowski ,  Robert Knee ,  Michael Ellis ,  Joshua Rosenthol ,  William Hein

发明人： Steven Reynolds ,  David Berezowski ,  Robert Knee ,  Michael Ellis ,  Joshua Rosenthol ,  William Hein

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F3/00 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/4821 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8549

摘要： A hybrid passive-interactive program guide is generated by combining the features of an interactive program guide with the passive video portion of a passive program guide. The interactive guide may replace passive listings with interactive listings, replace passive features with interactive features, provide supplemental advertisements, or replace passive tagging information with interactive tagging information. Users may be provided with an opportunity to purchase a program or product being advertised, to view listings for segments aired in the video portion of the passive guide, to schedule reminders for listings or video segments that are displayed by the passive guide, or to schedule video segments and related information for recording.