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Delivery of interactive program guide data

  • US 6,625,810 B1
  • Filed: 02/16/1999
  • Issued: 09/23/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of delivering interactive program guide (IPG) data and non-time-sensitive data to a receiver from which a program guide can be retrieved, said IPG data including one or more schedule-data segments for each of a plurality of time slots and one or more description-data segments for each of the plurality of time slots, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) delivering the schedule-data segments for a first time slot;

    (b) delivering the description-data segments for the first time slot;

    (c) delivering the schedule-data segments and the description-data segments for each of the remaining time slots;

    (d) subsequent to the delivery of the first schedule-data segment for each time slot, during a gap of sufficient duration to enable the receiver to allocate memory space for storing all of the schedule-data segments for the time slot, delivering non-time-sensitive data for use by the receiver; and

    (e) subsequent to the delivery of the first description-data segment for each time slot, during a gap of sufficient duration to enable the receiver to allocate memory space for storing all of the description-data segments for the time slot, delivering non-time-sensitive data for use by the receiver.

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