Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information
First Claim
1. A web based interactive television schedule guide (IPG) accessible by a television user comprising:
- a database accessible through Internet for storing television schedule guide information related to a plurality of geographical regions;
an input device for receiving input from the user including information about a geographical region;
a processor remote from the database for accessing the database responsive to the information about the geographical region; and
a display remote from the database for displaying the IPG related to the geographical region.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the Internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as television screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer'"'"'s computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer'"'"'s computer, television or PCTV.
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32 Claims
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1. A web based interactive television schedule guide (IPG) accessible by a television user comprising:
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a database accessible through Internet for storing television schedule guide information related to a plurality of geographical regions;
an input device for receiving input from the user including information about a geographical region;
a processor remote from the database for accessing the database responsive to the information about the geographical region; and
a display remote from the database for displaying the IPG related to the geographical region. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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2. The IPG of claim 2 further comprising a second database accessible through the Internet for providing downloadable computer software to the processor for searching and displaying information from the Internet;
- wherein the processor executes the downloadable computer software to search the Internet responsive to selections of the television user.
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19. A method for displaying a television schedule guide stored on a web site comprising:
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storing television schedule guide information for a plurality of geographical regions in a database accessible through Internet;
selecting a geographical region; and
displaying the television schedule guide responsive to the selected geographical region in a display remote from the database.
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32. A method for displaying a television schedule guide stored in a remote database accessible via Internet, the method comprising:
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storing television schedule guide information for a plurality of geographical regions in the database accessible by a plurality of television viewers;
receiving input from one of the plurality of television viewers for selecting a geographical region; and
displaying the television schedule guide responsive to the selected geographical region in a display remote from the database.
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