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Electronic television program guide with remote product ordering

  • US 6,357,043 B1
  • Filed: 06/26/2000
  • Issued: 03/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic television program guide system with which a user may purchase television programming services, comprising user television equipment on which an interactive television program guide application is implemented, wherein the user television equipment is configured to:

  • provide the user with an opportunity to select a television programming service that is displayed on a screen generated by the interactive television program guide application;

    determine whether the selected television programming service is part of a package of television programming services, wherein the package includes a plurality of different television programming services; and

    present the user with an opportunity to purchase the package of which the selected television programming service is a part when it is determined that the selected television programming service is part of a package.

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