TV PLANNER FOR DSS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for displaying information on a television, comprising:
- a first circuit that receives wireless television communication signals, the wireless television communication signals including channels of informational content data, that includes video data and audio data, and program content data related to the informational content data, wherein the first circuit causes to be displayed on the television, in addition to the received wireless television communication signals, a graphic user interface (GUI) that includes a TV planner display icon;
a second circuit that receives computer network communication signals; and
wherein the first circuit and the second circuit together process the received wireless television communication signals and the received computer network communication signals such that the received wireless television communication signals and the received computer network communication signals can be selectively displayed on the television.
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Abstract
An integrated DSS/WebTV receiver is communicatively connected to an Internet service provider, a DSS service provider, and (optionally) a local broadcast station to provide a display of DSS programs, Internet web sites, and local broadcast channels in a seamless fashion. The DSS/WebTV receiver generates a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a television screen, for facilitating a user'"'"'s navigation through the DSS, Internet, and local broadcast data. The GUI includes a TV Planner icon which, if selected by the user, causes the televison to display a monthly calender (or recording/reminder list) that indicates which programs are purchased and/or selected for recording by a VCR. A “Purchase” icon appears adjacent purchased programs and a “Record” icon appears adjacent programs to be recorded. If the user selects “Purchase” icon, the user is visually presented (e.g., via a pull-down screen) with the cost, date, and time of the program purchased or to be purchased. If the user selects “Record” icon, the user is visually presented (e.g., via a pull-down screen) with the title , date, and time of the program to be recorded. The TV Planner screen also includes a “Timer & Rec.” icon and a “Review Purchases” icon. If the user selects “Timer & Rec.” icon, the user is presented with a “Timer & Rec.” screen that lists the programs that the user selected to view or record. If the user selects “Review Purchases” icon, the user is presented with a “Review Purchases” screen that lists all the programs purchased (e.g., PPV programs) by the user in a given time period (e.g., one month). The user can modify selected data (e.g., delete or add programs ) when the user is in the “Timer &Rec” or “Review Purchases” screens. The user may also scroll from time period to time period (e.g., month to month) within TV Planner screen by selecting “forward” and “backward” arrow icons.
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44 Claims
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1. An apparatus for displaying information on a television, comprising:
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a first circuit that receives wireless television communication signals, the wireless television communication signals including channels of informational content data, that includes video data and audio data, and program content data related to the informational content data, wherein the first circuit causes to be displayed on the television, in addition to the received wireless television communication signals, a graphic user interface (GUI) that includes a TV planner display icon;
a second circuit that receives computer network communication signals; and
whereinthe first circuit and the second circuit together process the received wireless television communication signals and the received computer network communication signals such that the received wireless television communication signals and the received computer network communication signals can be selectively displayed on the television. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An method for displaying information on a television, comprising the steps of:
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receiving wireless television communication signals, the wireless television communication signals including channels of informational content data, that includes video data and audio data, and program content data related to the informational content data, causing to be displayed on the television, in addition to the received wireless television communication signals, a graphic user interface (GUI) that includes a TV planner display icon;
receiving computer network communication signals; and
processing the received wireless television communication signals and the received computer network communication signals such that the received wireless television communication signals and the received computer network communication signals can be selectively displayed on the television. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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