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Interactive user interface for television applications

  • US 20030084449A1
  • Filed: 09/19/2002
  • Published: 05/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A content collection, distribution and display system, comprising:

  • a server component configured to (i) capture content for display to a television viewer by harvesting data from multiple data sources according to content collection rules specified in a configuration file that identifies locations from which the content can be harvested, and (ii) produce a set of data files that include the harvested data, business rules and display rules for such data;

    a distribution component coupled to receive the data files produced by the server component and to transmit the data files to a receiver utilizing a transmission channel; and

    a client component configured to receive the data files via the transmission channel and to populate a user interface, displayable to the television viewer simultaneously with other television programming via the receiver, with the harvested data as formatted data subject to the business rules and display rules.

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