Television and radio information pager
First Claim
1. A system for providing and using television or radio programming information comprising:
- means for remotely receiving a wireless transmission of television or radio programming information, said means having a display means for displaying said information thereon; and
an information transmission system comprising;
at least one signal transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting signals containing said information to said means for receiving;
means for storing television or radio programming information;
means for extracting programming information from said means for storing and transmitting said information using said signal transmitting means.
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Abstract
A pager and two-way paging system may be provided which allow the pager user to send a request for television and/or radio programming information. The system compiles television and/or radio programming information which will be of interest to the user, based on a profile of the user'"'"'s interests filed with the service provider. In a one-way paging system, the service provider makes periodic transmissions of timely programming information of interest to the pager user. In a two-way paging system, the service provider transmits the compiled information when a request is received from the user. The user may also select a program from the information transmitted and instruct the service provider to purchase the program, if pay-per-view, of have the program recorded by the user'"'"'s VCR.
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1. A system for providing and using television or radio programming information comprising:
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means for remotely receiving a wireless transmission of television or radio programming information, said means having a display means for displaying said information thereon; and an information transmission system comprising; at least one signal transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting signals containing said information to said means for receiving; means for storing television or radio programming information; means for extracting programming information from said means for storing and transmitting said information using said signal transmitting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for providing and using television or radio programming information comprising:
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at least one radio signal transmitting base station for transmitting radio signals containing said information to a pager for receiving and displaying said information; a database of said television or radio programming information; a processor connected to said database and to said at least one base station for extracting programming information from said database and transmitting said information to said pager. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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