System and method for providing a user interface
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1. A system comprising:
- a user computer, coupled to a data network, to display a user interface usable to enter a plurality of user preferences; and
a server coupled to the data network to receive said plurality of user preferences from said user computer and to generate non-broadcast content based on said plurality of user preferences; and
a broadcast-based client-side device, coupled to the network, to receive broadcast programming content from a broadcast source, and to receive said non-broadcast content from said server.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a user interface is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a user computer coupled to a data network to display a user interface usable to enter user preferences. The system may further include a server coupled to the data network to receive the user preferences from the user computer, and to generate non-broadcast content based on the user preferences. In one embodiment, the system further includes a broadcast-based client-side device, coupled to the network, to receive broadcast programming content from a broadcast source, and to receive the non-broadcast content from the server.
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1. A system comprising:
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a user computer, coupled to a data network, to display a user interface usable to enter a plurality of user preferences; and
a server coupled to the data network to receive said plurality of user preferences from said user computer and to generate non-broadcast content based on said plurality of user preferences; and
a broadcast-based client-side device, coupled to the network, to receive broadcast programming content from a broadcast source, and to receive said non-broadcast content from said server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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entering a plurality of user preferences using a user interface displayed on a user computer that is coupled to a data network;
receiving, by a server coupled to the data network, said plurality of user preferences from said user computer;
generating, by said server, non-broadcast content based on said plurality of user preferences; and
receiving, by a broadcast-based client-side device coupled to the data network, broadcast programming content from a broadcast source and said non-broadcast content from said server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer program code embodied therein to display information, the computer program product having;
computer readable program code to enter a plurality of user preferences using a user interface displayed on a user computer that is coupled to a data network;
computer readable program code to receive, by a server coupled to the data network, said plurality of user preferences from said user computer;
computer readable program code to generate, by said server, non-broadcast content based on said plurality of user preferences; and
computer readable program code to receive, by a broadcast-based client-side device coupled to the data network, broadcast programming content from a broadcast source and said non-broadcast content from said server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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