TELEVISION CONTROL INTERFACE WITH ELECTRONIC GUIDE
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Abstract
An on-screen menu method and system for controlling the functions of integrated electronic devices and a television schedule system and method for displaying television schedule information on a television screen includes a program guide having a schedule information area that depicts the programs that are being presented on each channel at each time during the day and an interconnected series of menus to control the features of the integrated electronic devices. An input device allows the viewer to move a pointer over different interactive areas of the guide and the function performed when the area is activated is displayed in a contextual help window. Various control glyphs provide for recursive interaction with the guide.
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38 Claims
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19. A method for using an interactive program guide comprising:
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generating for display, over a television program, a display of the interactive program guide comprising a first plurality of menu options; receiving a user selection of a first menu option of the first plurality of menu options; and based on receiving the user selection of the first menu option, generating for display, over the television program, an overlay comprising a portion of an electronic message authored by another user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for using user television equipment comprising:
a control circuitry configured to; generate for display, over a television program, a display of an interactive program guide comprising a first plurality of menu options; receive a user selection of a first menu option of the first plurality of menu options; and based on receiving the user selection of the first menu option, generate for display, over the television program, an overlay comprising a portion of an electronic message authored by another user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for using an interactive program guide comprising:
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generating for display, over a television program, a display of the interactive program guide comprising a first plurality of menu options; receiving a user selection of a first menu option of the first plurality of menu options; and
based on receiving the user selection of the first menu option, generating for display, over the television program, an overlay comprising a portion of an electronic message received from another user.
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38. A system for using user television equipment comprising:
a control circuitry configured to; generate for display, over a television program, a display of an interactive program guide comprising a first plurality of menu options; receive a user selection of a first menu option of the first plurality of menu options; and
based on receiving the user selection of the first menu option, generate for display, over the television program, an overlay comprising a portion of an electronic message received from another user.
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