Virtual channel system for web appliance, including interactive television
    1.
    发明授权
    Virtual channel system for web appliance, including interactive television 有权
    网络电视虚拟频道系统,包括互动电视

    公开(公告)号:US07406704B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-29

    申请号:US09802632

    申请日:2001-03-09

    摘要: A virtual channel system for a web appliance includes an interactive television having a virtual channel memory disposed therein. The virtual channel memory includes data associated with at least one consumer selectable virtual channel. The data is an updatable Web page that is displayed when its associated virtual channel is selected. The interactive television also includes a user data input memory that includes user demographic information. The user demographic data can be used to customize the virtual channels available at the ITV. More specifically, the ITV system uses the demographic data to establish the virtual channels available to a specific consumer in accordance with the demographic information that he or she has input to the ITV system.

    摘要翻译: 用于web设备的虚拟频道系统包括交互式电视,其中设置有虚拟频道存储器。 虚拟通道存储器包括与至少一个消费者可选择虚拟通道相关联的数据。 数据是可更新的网页,当其相关联的虚拟通道被选择时显示。 交互式电视还包括包括用户人口统计信息的用户数据输入存储器。 用户人口统计数据可用于自定义ITV可用的虚拟通道。 更具体地说,ITV系统使用人口统计数据根据他或她已经输入到ITV系统的人口统计信息来建立特定消费者可用的虚拟频道。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION
    3.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION 审中-公开
    用于互动电视的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100115560A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-06

    申请号:US12652178

    申请日:2010-01-05

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445

    摘要: A system and method for interactive television (ITV) includes presenting both TV channels and “virtual channels” on an ITV. A virtual channel can be a Web page stored in memory of the ITV (or remote therefrom) and accessed by a microprocessor in the ITV when a user selects the virtual channel number using a conventional TV remote control. The particular Web page can be established based on consumer data, such as demographic data supplied by the consumer or consumer responses to prompts displayed along with a channel. The Web page associated with the virtual channel can be updated or changed by sending data to the ITV through the VBI of a TV signal or via the Internet, through a modem on the ITV.

    摘要翻译: 用于交互式电视(ITV)的系统和方法包括在ITV上呈现电视频道和“虚拟频道”。 当用户使用常规TV遥控器选择虚拟频道号时,虚拟频道可以是存储在ITV(或远程)的存储器中的网页,并且由ITV中的微处理器访问。 可以基于消费者数据来建立特定网页,例如由消费者提供的人口统计数据或消费者对与频道一起显示的提示的响应。 通过ITV上的调制解调器,通过电视信号的VBI或通过因特网向ITV发送数据,可以更新或改变与虚拟通道相关联的网页。

    Gateway screen for interactive television
    4.
    发明授权
    Gateway screen for interactive television 有权
    互动电视的网关屏幕

    公开(公告)号:US07225456B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-29

    申请号:US09840437

    申请日:2001-04-23

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

    摘要: A gateway screen for interactive television includes a television content panel and an internet content panel. The gateway screen is displayed by an interactive television (ITV), e.g., when the ITV is turned on. The gateway screen allows a user to quickly and easily view information from multiple sources, e.g., a Web site, a television signal source, and an ITV system server, at a glance. This allows a consumer to gain a quick overview of the information presented by the multiple sources. The gateway screen also allows a consumer to select commonly accessed sources. The gateway screen can be tailored to fulfill a specific consumer's needs and can be established based on preferences input by the consumer.

    摘要翻译: 用于交互式电视的网关屏幕包括电视内容面板和互联网内容面板。 网关屏幕由交互式电视机(ITV)显示,例如当ITV打开时。 网关屏幕允许用户一目了然地快速且容易地从多个源(例如,网站,电视信号源和ITV系统服务器)查看信息。 这允许消费者快速概览由多个来源呈现的信息。 网关屏幕还允许消费者选择常用的源。 网关屏幕可以被定制以满足特定消费者的需求,并且可以基于消费者输入的偏好来建立。

    System and method for interactive television

    公开(公告)号:US07096489B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-22

    申请号:US09839482

    申请日:2001-04-21

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173

    摘要: A system and method for interactive television (ITV) includes presenting both TV channels and “virtual channels” on an ITV. A virtual channel can be a Web page stored in memory of the ITV (or remote therefrom) and accessed by a microprocessor in the ITV when a user selects the virtual channel number using a conventional TV remote control. The particular Web page can be established based on consumer data, such as demographic data supplied by the consumer or consumer responses to prompts displayed along with a channel. The Web page associated with the virtual channel can be updated or changed by sending data to the ITV through the VBI of a TV signal or via the Internet, through a modem on the ITV.

    Method and apparatus for automatically switching between analog and digital input signals
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for automatically switching between analog and digital input signals 失效
    用于自动切换模拟和数字输入信号的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07414674B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-19

    申请号:US11103882

    申请日:2005-04-11

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445

    摘要: An entertainment system includes a digital television connected to a number of audio/video input devices. The television and at least two of the input devices support analog legacy communication schemes. The television is adapted to uniquely identify the analog output channels from each of the input devices. Uniquely identifying the analog output channels from each input device enables the television to automatically select the correct device output from among the numerous possibilities. This automation relieves the user of having to manually select the correct analog channel.

    摘要翻译: 娱乐系统包括连接到多个音频/视频输入设备的数字电视机。 电视机和至少两个输入设备支持模拟传统通信方案。 电视适用于从每个输入设备唯一地识别模拟输出通道。 独特地识别每个输入设备的模拟输出通道使电视能够从多种可能性中自动选择正确的设备输出。 这种自动化使用户不必手动选择正确的模拟通道。