Program guide system with video window browsing
First Claim
1. An interactive television program guide system implemented on viewer television equipment having a main display screen, comprising:
- means for displaying a given television program on the viewer television equipment;
means for displaying a partial screen program guide display that includes at least one program listing on the viewer television equipment; and
means for displaying a partial screen program guide video window at the same time that the given television program and the program guide display are displayed, the program guide video window displaying a program that corresponds to at least one program listing.
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system is provided in which a viewer may direct a television to simultaneously display a selected television program, a program guide display, and a program guide video window. A viewer may use the program guide video window to browse video of programs shown on the program guide display while continuing to view a previously selected program in the background. The program guide display may display video on demand (VOD) programs, programs to be broadcast in the future, and programs currently being broadcast on other channels. The viewer may browse through programs on the program guide display using a variety of keys on a remote control unit. The viewer may direct the program guide to swap audio and video signals back and forth between programs shown in the video window and programs shown on the background screen.
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56 Claims
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1. An interactive television program guide system implemented on viewer television equipment having a main display screen, comprising:
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means for displaying a given television program on the viewer television equipment;
means for displaying a partial screen program guide display that includes at least one program listing on the viewer television equipment; and
means for displaying a partial screen program guide video window at the same time that the given television program and the program guide display are displayed, the program guide video window displaying a program that corresponds to at least one program listing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for using an interactive television program guide system implemented on viewer television equipment having a main display screen comprising the steps of:
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simultaneously displaying on the main display screen (a) a television program, (b) a partial screen program guide display including at least one program listing, (c) a partial screen program guide video window displaying a program that corresponds to the at least one program listing; and
allowing the viewer to browse through available program listings in the program guide. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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