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System and method for displaying a program guide for an interactive televideo system

  • US 5,815,145 A
  • Filed: 08/21/1995
  • Issued: 09/29/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an interactive televideo system having a central control node in bidirectional communication with plural viewer stations that include video display sets operably coupled to interactive station controllers, the central control node delivering programming over multiple channels to the plural viewer stations and receiving information from the interactive station controllers, selected programming being delivered according to a programming schedule, a method of providing a selected viewer station with programming information for selected channels and a selected programming schedule period, comprising:

  • obtaining first and second programming images corresponding to programming available on respective first and second selected channels during the selected programming schedule period, the first programming image including a video segment relating to programming available on a first one of the selected channels and the second programming image including a single frame image relating to programming available on a second one of the selected channels, the first programming image being obtained by accessing a video segment relating to the programming available on the first one of the selected channels, the video segment being stored at the central control node; and

    rendering simultaneously the first and second programming images on the video display set of the selected viewer station.

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