Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer'"'"'s computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer'"'"'s computer, television or PCTV.
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74 Claims
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49. A method for searching for program listings, comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a program; in response to receiving the user selection of the program, determining at least one attribute specifically related to the selected program; identifying a list of programs based on the at least one attribute; and displaying the identified list of programs. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for searching for television programs, comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a program; in response to receiving the user selection of the program, determining at least one attribute specifically related to the selected program; identifying programs available from one of at least two sources based on the at least one attribute; and displaying the identified programs. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A system for searching for program listings, comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive a user selection of a program; in response to receiving the user selection of the program, determine at least one attribute specifically related to the selected program; and identify a list of programs based on the at least one attribute; and a display processor configured to display the identified list of programs. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A system for searching for television programs, comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive a user selection of a program; in response to receiving the user selection of the program, determine at least one attribute specifically related to the selected program; and identify programs available from one of at least two sources based on the at least one attribute; and a display processor configured to display the identified programs. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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