Remote control of program scheduling

• US 20020019980A1
• Filed: 06/05/2001
• Published: 02/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Original Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Inventors: Kikinis, Dan
• Granted Patent: US 8,756,635 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a first video display coupled with a receiving system to display a video broadcast, and a computing device having a second display displaying an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) corresponding to the video broadcast, wherein the EPG and the video broadcast are displayed concurrently.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a video display coupled with a receiving system, the video display to display a video broadcast; and

a computing device coupled with the receiving system, the computing device having a second display to display an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) corresponding to the video broadcast, wherein the EPG and the video broadcast are displayed concurrently.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the video display can display a portion of the EPG concurrently displayed on the second display of the computing device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the computing device is interconnected to a network and receives the EPG via the network connection.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the computing device is a wireless device.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the computing device is a Personal Device Assistant (PDA).

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the computing device is a Web Phone.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the video display coupled with the receiving system is a television system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the video display coupled with the receiving system is a set top box.

9. A method comprising:

a first video display coupled with a receiving system, the video display displaying a video broadcast; and

a computing device coupled with the receiving system, the computing device having a second display displaying an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) corresponding to the video broadcast, wherein the EPG and the video broadcast are displayed concurrently.

10. The method of claim 9, further including:

the first video display displaying a portion of the EPG concurrently displayed on the second display of the computing device.

11. The method of claim 10, further including the computing device receiving the EPG via the network connection.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the computing device is a wireless device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the computing device is a Personal Device Assistant (PDA).

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the computing device is a Web Phone.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the first video display coupled with the receiving system is a television system.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the first video display coupled with the receiving system is a set top box.

18. The machine readable medium of claim 17, wherein the method further includes:

the first video display displaying a portion of the EPG concurrently displayed on the second display of the computing device.

19. The machine readable medium of claim 18, wherein the method further includes the computing device receiving the EPG via the network connection

20. The machine readable medium of claim 18, wherein the computing device is a wireless device.

21. The machine readable medium of claim 18, wherein the computing device is a Personal Device Assistant (PDA).

22. The machine readable medium of claim 18, wherein the computing device is a Web Phone.

23. The machine readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first video display coupled with the receiving system is a television system.

24. The machine readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first video display coupled with the receiving system is a set top box.

17. A machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed cause a system to perform a method comprising:

a first video display coupled with a receiving system, the video display displaying a video broadcast; and

a computing device coupled with the receiving system, the computing device having a second display displaying an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) corresponding to the video broadcast, wherein the EPG and the video broadcast are displayed concurrently.