Channel server functionality
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1. A computer system comprising:
- a display for receiving and displaying images;
a computer, coupled to the display for executing programs and for generating images to be displayed on said display;
a television module for providing television functionalities to the display;
a database containing a listing of substantially all channels receivable by the television module, wherein each channel of the listing has associated therewith selectively programmable data defining independent behavior for the channel such that each channel may behave independently of other channels;
means for the selectively programming the data relating to the channels receivable by the television module.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a system for dynamically defining individual channel behavior from a variety of tuner sources within an integrated PC/TV apparatus. The system includes a channel server database including a master channel list of all channels provided by various tuner sources within a PC/TV apparatus. Each channel within the database list includes various parameters and data associated therewith defining the behavior of the channel independently of other channels within a listing. A number of channels server functionalities enable a user to dynamically access and alter the channel parameters and data to tailor channel behavior to a user'"'"'s personal preferences.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a display for receiving and displaying images; a computer, coupled to the display for executing programs and for generating images to be displayed on said display; a television module for providing television functionalities to the display; a database containing a listing of substantially all channels receivable by the television module, wherein each channel of the listing has associated therewith selectively programmable data defining independent behavior for the channel such that each channel may behave independently of other channels; means for the selectively programming the data relating to the channels receivable by the television module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for dynamically defining individual broadcast channel behavior associated with integrated personal computer and television functionalities, comprising:
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a database associated with the integrated personal computer and television functionalities containing a listing of substantially all broadcast channels receivable by the television functionalities, wherein each broadcast channel has selectively programmable data uniquely defining independent behavior for each of the broadcast channels such that each channel may behave independently of other broadcast channels; and means responsive to inputs from the personal computer functionalities for selectively programming the selectively programmable data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system associated with an integrated personal computer and a convergence functionality module, comprising:
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a database associated with the integrated personal computer and the convergence functionality module for containing selectively programmable identifiers associated with signal sources providing data to the integrated personal computer and convergence functionality; and means responsive to inputs from the personal computer for selectively programming each of the selectively programmable identifiers for the signal sources independently of each other, wherein the selectively programmable identifiers may be established independently of each other in response to the means for selectively programming. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for dynamically defining individual broadcast channel behavior associated with integrated personal computer and television functionalities, comprising:
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a data listing associated with the integrated personal computer and television functionalities containing a listing of substantially all broadcast channels receivable by the television functionalities, wherein each broadcast channel of the listing has associated therewith selectively programmable data uniquely defining independent behavior for each of the broadcast channels such that each broadcast channel may behave independently of the other broadcast channels; and channel service functionalities responsive to input from the personal computer functionalities for selectively programming the selectively programmable data to enable alteration of the behavior of the broadcast channels.
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23. A method for dynamically defining individual broadcast channel behavior associated with integrated personal computer and television functionalities, comprising:
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establishing a data listing of the broadcast channels receivable by the television functionalities, wherein the data listing includes selectively programmable data associated with each of the broadcast channels defining independent behavior for each of the broadcast channels; selectively programming the selectively programmable data to uniquely define independent behavior for each of the broadcast channels; and operating each of the broadcast channels according to the independent behavior defined by the selectively programmable data for the broadcast channel within the data listing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for dynamically defining identifiers associated with integrated personal computer and a convergence functionality module, comprising:
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establishing a data listing of selectively programmable data for programmable identifiers associated with signal sources providing data to the integrated personal and convergence functionality identifiers; selectively programming programmable data for the programmable identifiers to uniquely define independent behavior for each identifier; and operating the integrated personal computer and convergence functionality module according to the established behavior defined by the programmable data for the programmable identifiers.
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