INTEGRATED CONTENT GUIDE FOR INTERACTIVE SELECTION OF CONTENT AND SERVICES ON PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES AND MULTIPLE MEDIA PRESENTATION
First Claim
1. A computer program product stored in digital media and including executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:
- receive a search request related to a plurality of content information files stored in a searchable database;
execute a search of the searchable database to obtain search results including a subset of the content information files which correspond to the search request;
determine supplemental content information associated with at least one content information file of the subset of content information files;
provide a graphical user interface within a display, the graphical user interface providing a content guide that includes an organized display of a plurality of selectable elements corresponding respectively to the subset of content information files;
provide a graphical reference to the supplemental content information within a selectable element of the plurality of selectable elements;
receive a selection of the graphical reference; and
execute an action based on the selection and on the supplemental content information.
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Abstract
A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what could be additional commercial information. The embedding may also be as to additional information for other related television or radio shows or the like. Information can be additional television shows, related information or activities on on-line services or automatic telephone ordering of products or services being displayed.
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46 Claims
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1. A computer program product stored in digital media and including executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:
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receive a search request related to a plurality of content information files stored in a searchable database; execute a search of the searchable database to obtain search results including a subset of the content information files which correspond to the search request; determine supplemental content information associated with at least one content information file of the subset of content information files; provide a graphical user interface within a display, the graphical user interface providing a content guide that includes an organized display of a plurality of selectable elements corresponding respectively to the subset of content information files; provide a graphical reference to the supplemental content information within a selectable element of the plurality of selectable elements; receive a selection of the graphical reference; and execute an action based on the selection and on the supplemental content information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a search request related to a plurality of content information files stored in a searchable database; executing a search of the searchable database to obtain search results including a subset of the content information files which correspond to the search request; determining supplemental content information associated with at least one content information file of the subset of content information files; providing a graphical user interface within a display, the graphical user interface providing a content guide that includes an organized display of a plurality of selectable elements corresponding respectively to the subset of content information files; providing a graphical reference to the supplemental content information within a selectable element of the plurality of selectable elements; receiving a selection of the graphical reference; and executing an action based on the selection and on the supplemental content information.
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43. A computer program product stored in digital media and including executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:
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receive a search request related to media files stored within a database; execute a search of the media files, based on the search request, to provide search results including a subset of the media files; determine supplemental information for each media file of the search results; provide a graphical user interface within a display, the graphical user interface providing a content user interface that includes an organized display of a plurality of selectable elements corresponding respectively to the media files of the search results provide, within each selectable element, an icon related to corresponding supplemental information about a corresponding media file; receive a selection of a selected icon associated with a selected media file of the search results; execute, in response to the selection, an action related to the selected media file and corresponding supplemental information. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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