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Interactive television program guide with selectable non-program options

  • US 6,305,017 B1
  • Filed: 03/02/2000
  • Issued: 10/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. User equipment for use in an interactive program guide system in which information for television program listings and selectable non-program options is provided to a distribution facility, comprising:

  • means for receiving the information from the distribution facility;

    means for simultaneously displaying at least one television program listing in at least one row of a grid and at least one selectable non-program option in at least one other row of the grid and for panning non-program options without panning television program listings;

    means for periodically updating information received by at least one of said at least one selectable non-program options; and

    means for displaying the updated information when a selectable non-program option is selected by a user.

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