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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65 Claims
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48. A set-top box apparatus comprising:
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a first module configured to provide broadcast video to a display; and a second module configured to provide additional content to the display, wherein the additional content is received from an Internet source, and wherein the additional content overlays the broadcast video. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59)
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60. A method for providing video entertainment, the method comprising:
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transmitting broadcast video to a set-top box over a broadcast network; and transmitting a program module to the set-top box, wherein the program module is configured to present a selectable item to a viewer, and wherein the selectable item includes a link to a programmatic action for retrieving additional content from an Internet source, and wherein the additional content overlays the broadcast video. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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64. A method for operating an interactive entertainment device comprising:
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receiving a broadcast video; receiving a viewer instruction to display additional content contextually related to the broadcast video; receiving the additional content from an Internet source; and displaying a selectable item that includes the additional content, wherein the selectable item overlays the broadcast video.
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65. An interactive entertainment system comprising:
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a input module coupled to a broadcast network for receiving broadcast video; a computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to; monitor and track user program selections of the broadcast video; retrieve from an Internet source additional content contextually related to the program selections; and display the additional content in response to a user action, wherein the additional content overlays the broadcast video.
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