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User interface for interactive television systems

  • US 7,334,250 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2005
  • Issued: 02/19/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method comprising:

  • displaying a television program having an associated channel, wherein the television program is displayed using a video tuning device;

    displaying an interactive television mode indicator if the displayed television program supports an interactive television mode;

    activating the interactive television mode in response to a request from a viewer of the television program to activate the interactive television mode;

    updating a channel status list to indicate that the television program is being viewed in the interactive television mode, andassigning a separate data tuning device for each channel on the channel status list to maintain the interactive television status for each channel, wherein there are a greater number of data tuning devices than video tuning devices.

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