Video clip program guide
First Claim
1. A system interactively controlled by a remote control for displaying video clips corresponding to programs identified on a program guide on a display screen comprising:
- circuitry for receiving a plurality of channels of video signals and for providing a viewer usable signal from among said channels;
circuitry having input means for receiving control signals from said remote control, output means for directing said circuitry for receiving the plurality of channels of video signals to provide said viewer usable signal in response to said control signals, means for receiving an input picture image signal containing program guide data and video clips corresponding to programs identified by said program guide data, means for generating a program guide image signal that includes an array of irregularly sized cells, the sizes of said irregularly sized cells corresponding to durations of programs identified in said irregularly sized cells, and means for generating an output picture image signal including at least one of said video clips in response to one of said control signals from said remote control being used to select one of said irregularly sized cells; and
circuitry for combining said viewer usable signal and said output picture image signal to provide a display signal for input to said display screen.
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Abstract
A system interactively controlled by a TV remote control transmitter displays descriptive data and a video clip related to a program identified on the program guide. A computer receives and stores an input picture image signal containing local program guide data and descriptive data and video clips related to selected ones of the programs identified in the program guide data. The computer also generates an output picture image signal consisting of at least a portion of the input picture image signal. The viewer, controls the computer to select the content of the output picture image signal to include the descriptive data and video clip of a selected program. The signal combiner combines the viewer usable signal of any selected channel from the tuner with the output picture image signal from the computer to provide a display signal with the selected descriptive data and the video clip superimposed over the channel programming display for input to the viewer'"'"'s display screen.
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67 Claims
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1. A system interactively controlled by a remote control for displaying video clips corresponding to programs identified on a program guide on a display screen comprising:
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circuitry for receiving a plurality of channels of video signals and for providing a viewer usable signal from among said channels; circuitry having input means for receiving control signals from said remote control, output means for directing said circuitry for receiving the plurality of channels of video signals to provide said viewer usable signal in response to said control signals, means for receiving an input picture image signal containing program guide data and video clips corresponding to programs identified by said program guide data, means for generating a program guide image signal that includes an array of irregularly sized cells, the sizes of said irregularly sized cells corresponding to durations of programs identified in said irregularly sized cells, and means for generating an output picture image signal including at least one of said video clips in response to one of said control signals from said remote control being used to select one of said irregularly sized cells; and circuitry for combining said viewer usable signal and said output picture image signal to provide a display signal for input to said display screen.
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2. A system for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:
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a user input device that receives user inputs; and a control unit that; displays a program guide that includes an array of irregularly sized cells, the sizes of said irregularly sized cells corresponding to durations of programs identified in the irregularly sized cells, receives one of the user inputs from the user input device as a selection of one of the irregularly sized cells, and displays a video clip corresponding to a program identified in the one of the irregularly sized cells selected by the one of the user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:
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a user input device that receives user inputs; and a control unit that; displays a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information, receives one of the user inputs from the user input device as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information, and simultaneously displays a video clip and program information listing multiple available viewing times, wherein both the video clip and the program information correspond to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:
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a user input device that receives user inputs; and a control unit that; causes a television program to be displayed, displays a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information, receives one of the user inputs from the user input device as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information, and simultaneously displays a video clip and program information so that a portion of the television program remains displayed, wherein both the video clip and the program information correspond to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for selecting and displaying video, comprising:
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a user input device that receives user inputs; and a control unit that; causes a television program to be displayed, displays a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information, receives one of the user inputs from the remote control as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information, and displays video corresponding to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs so that a portion of the television program remains displayed. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:
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receiving user inputs; displaying a program guide that includes an array of irregularly sized cells, the sizes of said irregularly sized cells corresponding to durations of programs identified in the irregularly sized cells; receiving one of the user inputs as a selection of one of the irregularly sized cells; and displaying a video clip corresponding to a program identified in the one of the irregularly sized cells selected by the one of the user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:
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receiving user inputs; displaying a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information; receiving one of the user inputs as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information; and simultaneously displaying a video clip and program information listing multiple available viewing times, wherein both the video clip and the program information correspond to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:
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receiving user inputs; causing a television program to be displayed; displaying a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information; receiving one of the user inputs as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information; and simultaneously displaying a video clip and program information so that a portion of the television program remains displayed, wherein both the video clip and the program information correspond to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method for selecting and displaying a video, comprising:
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receives user inputs; causing a television program to be displayed; displaying a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information; receiving one of the user inputs as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information; and displaying video corresponding to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs so that a portion of the television program remains displayed. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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