Interactive television program guide system and method with niche hubs
First Claim
1. A method for providing access to a fantasy sports contest application, the method comprising:
- providing an interactive television program guide to a user; and
providing the user with the ability to access a fantasy sports contest application using the interactive television program guide.
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Abstract
A system for providing interactive television program guide features and other features and information related to a specific user interest or programming category in niche hubs is provided. All of the television programming features provided by user television equipment that relate to a specific user interest or programming category may be accessed from the niche hub. For example, a movie lovers niche hub may provide programming features such as television program listings for movies, video-on-demand listings for movies, pay-per-view listings for movies, web site links related to movies, movie-related merchandise, movie news groups, movie chat groups, movie e-mail clubs, movie contests, movie trivia questions, movie actor interviews, movie reviews, movie channel package ordering, etc. The programming features of the niche hubs may be transmitted from a server, database, or other storage facility via a television distribution facility. User television equipment may be connected via two-way communications paths to transmit messages to each other.
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46 Claims
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1. A method for providing access to a fantasy sports contest application, the method comprising:
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providing an interactive television program guide to a user; and
providing the user with the ability to access a fantasy sports contest application using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing access to a fantasy sports contest comprising:
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a transceiver that transmits and receives data relating to a fantasy sports contest application;
an interactive television program guide that provides a user with the ability to access the fantasy sports contest application; and
a display device that displays a fantasy sports contest. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for providing access to a fantasy sports contest comprising:
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a means for transmitting and receiving data relating to a fantasy sports contest application;
a means for providing a user with the ability to access the fantasy sports contest; and
a means for displaying a fantasy sports contest. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A machine-readable medium for use in allowing users to access a fantasy sports contest comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for:
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providing a user an interactive television program guide;
providing a user a sports wagering application;
providing the user with the a fantasy sports contest application; and
providing the user with the ability to access the interactive television program guidfe, the sports wagering application, and the fantansy sports contest application from an integrated user interface. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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