INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH NICHE HUBS
First Claim
1. A method for providing access to applications associated with an interactive television program guide comprising:
- providing an interactive television program guide to a user comprising a plurality of selectable options for sports-related applications, wherein the plurality of selectable options comprises a first selectable option for providing the user with a listing of a plurality of broadcast programs and a second selectable option for providing the user with access to a fantasy sports contest; and
providing the user with the ability to access the fantasy sports contest using the interactive television program guide.
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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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26 Claims
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1. A method for providing access to applications associated with an interactive television program guide comprising:
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providing an interactive television program guide to a user comprising a plurality of selectable options for sports-related applications, wherein the plurality of selectable options comprises a first selectable option for providing the user with a listing of a plurality of broadcast programs and a second selectable option for providing the user with access to a fantasy sports contest; and providing the user with the ability to access the fantasy sports contest using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing access to applications associated with an interactive television program guide comprising:
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a transceiver that transmits and receives data relating to sports-related applications; an interactive television program guide comprising a plurality of selectable options for sports-related applications, wherein the plurality of selectable options comprises a first selectable option that provides the user with a listing of a plurality of broadcast programs and a second selectable option that provides a user with access to the fantasy sports contest; and a display device that displays the fantasy sports contest. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26-46. -46. (canceled)
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