SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUALLY LINKING TELEVISION PROGRAM INFORMATION
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule 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 information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule information may be stored on the viewer'"'"'s computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer'"'"'s computer, television or PCTV.
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21. A method for customizing an interactive media delivery system with content from a plurality of remote Internet servers, the method comprising:
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displaying an interactive media delivery system display; monitoring user interactions to determine one or more user interests; searching the plurality of Internet remote servers to locate a plurality of content items other than program content, wherein one content item is of a different type than another content item, and one content item is located on a different remote server than another content item, and wherein the plurality of content items matches the determined user interests; and customizing the interactive media delivery system display to include the located content items. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 39, 40)
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27. A system for customizing an interactive media delivery system with content from a plurality of remote Internet servers, the system comprising:
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an interactive media delivery system display; a processor configured to; monitor user interactions to determine one or more user interests; search the plurality of Internet remote servers to locate a plurality of content items other than program content, wherein one content item is of a different type than another content item, and one content item is located on a different remote server than another content item, and wherein the plurality of content items matches the determined user interests; and automatically, without user intervention, customize the interactive media delivery system display to include the located content items. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 41, 42)
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33. An interactive media delivery system with content from a plurality of remote Internet servers, the system comprising:
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means for displaying an interactive media delivery system display; means for monitoring user interactions to determine one or more user interests; means for searching the plurality of remote Internet servers to locate a plurality of content items other than program content, wherein one content item is of a different type than another content item, and one content item is located on a different remote server than another content item, and wherein the plurality of content items matches the determined user interests; and means for automatically, without user intervention, customizing the interactive media delivery system display to include the located content items. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, 45)
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