Interactive television program guide with selectable languages
First Claim
1. A system in which a television program having a plurality of associated tracks having content is distributed to a plurality of users, and wherein the content of each track is in a language and the content of at least two different tracks are in different languages, the system comprising:
- an interactive television program guide having various functions and implemented on interactive television program guide equipment having user television equipment, wherein;
the interactive television program guide displays program guide display screen text for each of the various functions in at least one program guide display screen on the user television equipment; and
the user television equipment plays the television program and one or more of the plurality of associated tracks;
means for providing program guide display screen text in one or more languages to the interactive television program guide;
means for providing a user with an opportunity to select a language using the interactive television program guide;
means for displaying program guide display screen text on the user television equipment using the interactive television program guide in the language selected by the user; and
means for selecting one or more tracks having content in the language selected by the user for playing by the user television equipment.
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide is provided. The interactive television program guide provides a user with the opportunity to select a language for playing television programming and displaying program guide text. Television program audio in the desired language may be obtained from a SAP or digital audio track and played in the selected language. Television related information in the desired language may be obtained from a digital track. If television program audio or related information is not provided in the selected language, the program guide may use a default language. The program guide may coordinate program guide display screen text with languages available for television programs when the programs are broadcast to users.
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95 Claims
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1. A system in which a television program having a plurality of associated tracks having content is distributed to a plurality of users, and wherein the content of each track is in a language and the content of at least two different tracks are in different languages, the system comprising:
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an interactive television program guide having various functions and implemented on interactive television program guide equipment having user television equipment, wherein; the interactive television program guide displays program guide display screen text for each of the various functions in at least one program guide display screen on the user television equipment; and the user television equipment plays the television program and one or more of the plurality of associated tracks; means for providing program guide display screen text in one or more languages to the interactive television program guide; means for providing a user with an opportunity to select a language using the interactive television program guide; means for displaying program guide display screen text on the user television equipment using the interactive television program guide in the language selected by the user; and means for selecting one or more tracks having content in the language selected by the user for playing by the user television equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method in a system in which an interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment having user television equipment, and in which a television program having a plurality of associated tracks having content is distributed to a plurality of users, and wherein the content of each track is in a language and the content of at least two different tracks are in different languages, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing program guide display screen text in one or more languages to the interactive television program guide; providing a user with an opportunity to select a language using the interactive television program guide; selecting one or more tracks having content in the language selected by the user for playing by user television equipment; displaying program guide display screen text on the user television equipment using the interactive television program guide in the language selected by the user; and playing one or more of the selected one or more tracks having content in the language selected by the user on the user television equipment. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A system in which a television program having a plurality of associated tracks having content is distributed by a television distribution facility for display by user television equipment of a plurality of users, and wherein the content of each track is in a language and the content of at least two different tracks are in different languages, the system comprising:
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interactive program guide equipment having user television equipment; an interactive television program guide implemented on the interactive program guide equipment having user television equipment, wherein the interactive television program guide is configured to; provide a user with an opportunity to select a language using the interactive television program guide; display program guide display screen text on the user television equipment using the interactive television program guide in the language selected by the user; and a main facility configured to provide program guide display screen text in one or more languages to the interactive program guide equipment, wherein; the user television equipment comprises an audio selector configured to select one or more tracks having content in the language selected by the user for playing by the user television equipment. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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