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Carousel display

  • US 5,485,197 A
  • Filed: 09/22/1994
  • Issued: 01/16/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An interactive television information system for use on a cable television system having a cable television distribution network for delivering television information signals to subscriber televisions comprising:

  • headend means for accessing any of a plurality of information services;

    a plurality of home interface controller means, each in television communication with a subscriber television;

    node means, in television communication with the headend means and in television communication with a group of the home interface controller means over the cable television distribution network, and in data communications with the group of home interface controller means over a data communications link, for selecting information services obtained through the headend means based on data obtained over the data communications link from home interface controller means in the group and for providing selected information services to said cable distribution network for delivery to said home interface controller means;

    carousel means for generating a television display of a carousel having a plurality of faces, including a frontal face, for display on a subscriber television and providing at least one available choice on an established one of the faces;

    a plurality of cursor movement means, each in communication with one of said home interface controller means, for causing movement of a cursor over the television display of the subscriber television in communication with said one of said home interface controller means;

    a plurality of selection means, each in communication with one of said home interface controller means, for causing selection of an available choice when indicated by the cursor on the television display of the subscriber television in communication with said one of said home interface controller means; and

    carousel movement means for causing apparent rotation of the carousel on a television display to display different information on the established face in response to operation of the selection means associated with said television display.

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