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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61 Claims
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48. A method for ordering a program, the steps comprising:
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delivering to a user multimedia system a web page from a web server over an Internet communications link, wherein the web page includes a selectable option associated with a program available for ordering, and wherein the program is accessible to the user over the Internet communications link; and receiving a user selection of the selectable option over the Internet communications link. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A system comprising:
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a program information module configured to provide a web page to a viewer interface over an Internet connection, wherein the web page includes a selectable option that is associated with a program available for ordering, and wherein the program is accessible to the user over the Internet communications link; and an Internet connection for receiving a viewer selection of the selectable option. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer program product for providing a web page to a viewer over an Internet connection which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the steps comprising:
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providing a web page to a viewer interface over an Internet connection, wherein the web page includes a selectable option associated with a program available for ordering, and wherein the program is accessible to the user over the Internet communications link; and receiving a viewer selection of the selectable option over the Internet communications link.
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