Service navigation systems and methods
First Claim
1. A terminal for providing services to a user in a user selected order, each service being defined by service attributes, the terminal comprising:
- a memory that stores a service table that relates service attributes to each service;
a processor that receives a user inputted command identifying an ordering scheme for displaying the services, wherein the ordering scheme is based on at least one service attribute, and in response thereto, displays a listing of services based on a display table mapping services of the service table according to the identified ordering scheme.
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Abstract
A terminal that facilitates efficient, flexible and user-friendly navigation of a plurality of program services provided by an associated television network. The terminal may be embodied in a home communication terminal (HCT) or other suitable device externally connected to a television or monitor, or as an integral component of a television or a computer. The terminal receives a user input identifying a user selected ordering scheme for the program services provided by the associated television system. The terminal either generates a display table or utilizes a previously generated display table, which in either case maps (i.e., orders) the program services as defined by a service table according to the selected ordering scheme for browsing by the subscriber. The ordering scheme is based upon at least one service attribute of the service information, such as the short description, long description, or service application associated with each program service.
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25 Claims
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1. A terminal for providing services to a user in a user selected order, each service being defined by service attributes, the terminal comprising:
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a memory that stores a service table that relates service attributes to each service;
a processor that receives a user inputted command identifying an ordering scheme for displaying the services, wherein the ordering scheme is based on at least one service attribute, and in response thereto, displays a listing of services based on a display table mapping services of the service table according to the identified ordering scheme. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A navigator for displaying services to a user in a user selectable ordering scheme via a display, each service being defined by at least one service description, said navigator comprising:
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a navigation controller that receives a user inputted command identifying an ordering scheme, and in response thereto, maps the services in a display table according to the identified ordering scheme;
a user interface for displaying the listing of services to the user, wherein the listing is based upon the display table. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for ordering a plurality of services displayed on a display device, each service being defined by service attributes related to the service by a service table, comprising:
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receiving a user inputted command identifying an ordering scheme for displaying services, wherein the ordering scheme is based on at least one service attribute; and
in response to the command, displaying a service listing to the user via the display device, wherein the service listing includes the services ordered according to a display table ordering the services according to the identified ordering scheme. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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