Television chat system
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    发明申请
    Television chat system 审中-公开
    电视聊天系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050262542A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-24

    申请号:US10918753

    申请日:2004-08-12

    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. The television chat system may also allow users to send chat requests to ask other users to enter a chat group. The system also permits users to establish chat groups that television viewers are permitted to join. The television chat system may be based on an interactive television program guide or set-top box application implemented on a set-top box.

    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。 电视聊天系统还可以允许用户发送聊天请求以请求其他用户进入聊天组。 该系统还允许用户建立电视观众允许加入的聊天组。 电视聊天系统可以基于在机顶盒上实现的交互式电视节目指南或机顶盒应用程序。