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System and method for controlling the broadcast and recording of television programs and for distributing information to be displayed on a television screen

  • US 6,233,734 B1
  • Filed: 03/02/1999
  • Issued: 05/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for presenting television program listings to television viewers comprising the steps of:

  • transmitting information including program schedule listings from a variety of sources to a central computer that stores the transmitted information in its own databases;

    transmitting the stored information over a wide area network to a plurality of pager terminals that cover a specific geographic region;

    converting the information at the pager terminals into program listings data suitable for broadcasting from the pager terminals;

    broadcasting the television program listing data from the pager terminals;

    receiving the data in the vicinity of each of the plurality of television receivers that have a display screen;

    storing the received data in a memory associated with each television receiver; and

    processing the data for display of television program listings.

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