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Interactive television program guide with selectable languages

  • US 7,051,360 B1
  • Filed: 07/16/1999
  • Issued: 05/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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:

  • 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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