Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with remote product ordering
First Claim
1. A method for allowing a user to order products with an interactive television program guide, comprising:
- displaying program listings for scheduled television programming on a display;
simultaneously displaying information indicating that a product other than electronically-delivered video is available to be ordered, wherein the displayed information is associated with one of the program listings; and
allowing the user to order the product using the interactive television program guide.
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Abstract
An electronic program schedule system with product ordering capability which includes a data processor for receiving program schedule information for a plurality of programs, and a user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, for generating user control commands and transmitting signals to the data processor in response thereto. The television program schedule information is displayed on a display apparatus such as a television receiver. A video display generator receives video control commands from the data processor and program schedule information and displays a portion of the program schedule information on the receiver. The program schedule information indicates the availability of a product or service for certain of the programs included in the program information, wherein the product or service is associated with the program, such as a program transcript or videocassette. The viewer utilizes the remote control apparatus to generate a first command for displaying information on the receiver describing the product or service, and a second command for placing an order for the product or service. The data processor receives the user control commands and in response to the first command causes the video display generator to display information describing the product or service and in response to the second command generates an order for the product or service.
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79 Claims
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1. A method for allowing a user to order products with an interactive television program guide, comprising:
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displaying program listings for scheduled television programming on a display;
simultaneously displaying information indicating that a product other than electronically-delivered video is available to be ordered, wherein the displayed information is associated with one of the program listings; and
allowing the user to order the product using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for allowing a user to order products with an interactive television program guide, comprising:
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means for displaying program listings for scheduled television programming on a display;
means for simultaneously displaying information indicating that a product other than electronically-delivered video is available to be ordered, wherein the displayed information is associated with one of the program listings; and
means for allowing the user to order the product using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for allowing a user to order products with an interactive television program guide, the system comprising user television equipment configured to:
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display program listings for scheduled television programming on a display;
simultaneously display information indicating that a product other than electronically-delivered video is available to be ordered, wherein the displayed information is associated with one of the program listings; and
allow the user to order the product using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. Machine-readable media for an interactive television program guide, the machine-readable media comprising program logic recorded thereon for:
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displaying program listings for scheduled television programming on a display;
simultaneously displaying information indicating that a product other than electronically-delivered video is available to be ordered, wherein the displayed information is associated with one of the program listings; and
allowing the user to order the product using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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