INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH NICHE HUBS
First Claim
1. A method for personalizing an interactive television guide display associated with user interests, the method comprising:
- receiving a user selection of a personal profile;
displaying a personalized television guide display associated with the personal profile;
receiving a user selection of one or more features to be added to the personalized interactive television guide display;
updating the personal profile to include the one or more user selected features; and
providing the one or more selected user features in the personalized interactive television guide display.
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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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45 Claims
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1. A method for personalizing an interactive television guide display associated with user interests, the method comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a personal profile; displaying a personalized television guide display associated with the personal profile; receiving a user selection of one or more features to be added to the personalized interactive television guide display; updating the personal profile to include the one or more user selected features; and providing the one or more selected user features in the personalized interactive television guide display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for personalizing an interactive television guide display associated with user interests, the system comprising user television equipment configured to:
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receive a user selection of a personal profile; display a personalized television guide display associated with the personal profile; receive a user selection of one or more features to be added to the personalized interactive television guide display; update the personal profile to include the one or more user selected features; and provide the one or more selected user features in the personalized interactive television guide display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for personalizing an interactive television guide display associated with user interests, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a user selection of a personal profile; means for displaying a personalized television guide display associated with the personal profile; means for receiving a user selection of one or more features to be added to the personalized interactive television guide display; means for updating the personal profile to include the one or more user selected features; and means for providing the one or more selected user features in the personalized interactive television guide display. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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