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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78 Claims
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49. A method for selecting a target interactive display device for providing of a program, comprising:
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receiving a selection of a program available from a video signal source; identifying one of a plurality of target interactive display devices operative to receive delivery of the selected program; receiving the program from the video signal source using a first interactive display device coupled with but different from the identified target interactive display device; and providing the received program from the first interactive display device to the identified target interactive display device. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A system for selecting a target interactive display device for providing of a program, comprising:
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a first interactive display device; a plurality of target devices coupled to the first interactive display device; and a processor operative to; receive a selection of a program available from a video signal source; identify one of the plurality of target interactive display devices operative to receive delivery of the selected program; receive the program from the video signal source using the first interactive display device different from the identified target interactive display device; and provide the received program from the first interactive display device to the identified target interactive display device. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method for displaying program information in an interactive media delivery system, comprising:
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displaying at least one program listing; receiving a user selection of the at least one program listing; and accessing over the Internet a web page associated with the selected at least one program listing in response to receiving. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A system for displaying program information in an interactive media delivery system, comprising a processor and a display, the processor operative to:
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direct the display to display at least one program listing; receive a user selection of the at least one program listing; and access over the Internet a web page associated with the selected at least one program listing in response to receiving. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78)
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