Internet television program guide system with embedded real-time data
First Claim
1. An Internet television program guide system for providing television program listings with real-time data embedded within the television program listings and additional real-time data to a user at a multimedia system over an Internet communications link, comprising:
- a computer system for providing television program listings with real-time data embedded within the television program listings and additional real-time data, wherein said computer system comprises computer readable media for storing said television program listings with embedded real-time data and said additional real-time data; and
a web server for receiving the television program listings with embedded real-time data and the additional real-time data from the computer system, and for providing the television program listings with embedded real-time data and the additional real-time data to the multimedia system over the Internet communications link in response to a user request to access the television program listings, said multimedia system comprising computer readable media for;
receiving said television program listings with embedded real-time data and said additional real-time data,displaying said television program listings,automatically displaying said embedded real-time data with said television program listings in response to a user request to view all listings, andin response to receiving a user selection of one of said television program listings with embedded real-time data, simultaneously displaying with the television program listings and embedded real-time data, in an area of the screen outside of the program listings, said additional real-time data, wherein said additional real-time data comprises textual information related to the selected television program listing.
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Abstract
An Internet television program guide system is provided that allows a user at a multimedia system to access television program listings containing embedded real-time data over an Internet communications link. The television program listing may be for a sporting event that is currently being broadcast and the real-time data may be the current score of the event, the current weather where the event is taking place, or any other suitable real-time information on the event. The real-time data may be presented in the form of video stills, video clips, textual information, audio clips, or suitable combinations of such media. The user can perform database searches on the program guide listings to search for a desired program. If desired, the user can obtain additional information on a selected program by accessing an associated web page.
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33 Claims
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1. An Internet television program guide system for providing television program listings with real-time data embedded within the television program listings and additional real-time data to a user at a multimedia system over an Internet communications link, comprising:
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a computer system for providing television program listings with real-time data embedded within the television program listings and additional real-time data, wherein said computer system comprises computer readable media for storing said television program listings with embedded real-time data and said additional real-time data; and a web server for receiving the television program listings with embedded real-time data and the additional real-time data from the computer system, and for providing the television program listings with embedded real-time data and the additional real-time data to the multimedia system over the Internet communications link in response to a user request to access the television program listings, said multimedia system comprising computer readable media for; receiving said television program listings with embedded real-time data and said additional real-time data, displaying said television program listings, automatically displaying said embedded real-time data with said television program listings in response to a user request to view all listings, and in response to receiving a user selection of one of said television program listings with embedded real-time data, simultaneously displaying with the television program listings and embedded real-time data, in an area of the screen outside of the program listings, said additional real-time data, wherein said additional real-time data comprises textual information related to the selected television program listing. - 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, 33)
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